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Year of Reenactment
(since 1972 suspension) |
1973 | |
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Year of First Execution
(since reenactment) |
1981 | |
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History
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1889-1912: hanging |
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Current Method
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Lethal injection | |
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Indiana has life without parole. Sentencing is decided by a jury. The Governor on the advice of the Parole Board has the power to grant clemency. The Governor needs a favorable recommendation of the Board to be able to grant clemency. The Governor, however, is not bound by the favorable recommendation.
Indiana has only executed one person since 2007. Paula Cooper was sentenced to death for a murder she committed at age 15, but her sentence was later reduced to life.