| Year of Reenactment
(since 1972 suspension) |
1991 | |
| Year of First Execution
(since reenactment) |
none | |
| History
|
1891-1985: hanging |
|
| Current Method
|
Lethal
injection or hanging. (Hanging only if lethal injection is "impractical.") |
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New Hampshire has life without parole. A jury decides the sentence. The Governor has sole authority to grant clemency, but the Governor must consult the Governor's Council for non-binding advice.
New Hampshire has not had an execution in 60 years, and there is no one
on death row. The state passed a law narrowing the old death penalty
law and effectively reinstating the punishment in 1991.
