Capital punishment in Alaska
Between December 28, 1869 and April 14, 1950, between the Department, District, and Territory of Alaska, twelve felons, all male, were put to death by hanging for murder, robbery, and other crimes.[1] Some were European, some were Native American, and two were African.[2] The territorial legislature abolished capital punishment in 1957 during preparations for statehood, making Alaska the first in the West Coast of the United States to outlaw executions. It remained the only West Coast state to have this distinction until Washington abolished its own capital punishment 61 years later on October 11, 2018.
References
- Executions is the U.S. 1608-2002: The ESPY File Executions by State https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/ESPYstate.pdf
- No information seems to be come by regarding the Russian Empire period. - Ed.
Additional reading
- Young, Patricia (2009), preparer. Legislative research report: Capital punishment in the U.S. and in Alaska. Juneau: Alaska Legislature Legislative Research Services.
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