File talk:Death penalty statutes in the United States.svg

File:Death penalty statutes in the United States.svg In the map illustrating this article, Massachusetts should be BLUE. There is no death penalty statute in Massachusetts.

Nebraska should have orange stripes

The article says Nebraska had it's statute ruled unconstitutional, so shouldn't it have orange stripes along with the red? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dynex811 (talk • contribs) 03:32, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Legend seems incorrect

The colors listed on the page for the file do not correspond to the legend that is on the image itself. It looks like the legend on the image (District of Columbia, Federal Government, Military) are unrelated and copied from somewhere else? Computermacgyver (talk) 20:21, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Ok, I see now that these are for the status of non-pictured regions, but this is very unclear, especially where the image is used without a legend (i.e. in the Capital punishment in the United States article which led me here). Computermacgyver (talk) 20:26, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

I was confused too. 82.46.109.233 (talk) 09:37, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I also think that the legend is currently confusing. I suggest we return to the style of legend that appears here. Notably, Washington DC and the Federal Government show up on the version I've linked but it's much clearer that they are intended as places not pictured. -Thibbs (talk) 12:15, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Meaning of blue?

I see that Arizona has both executed people since 1976 and has no current statute. But what of the fully blue states? Have those all not executed people since 1976? If so, it might be worth noting in the legend, i.e. "(solid blue: no current statute and no executions since 1976)" Wnt (talk) 17:16, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Arizona looks solid red to me (you must have meant NM or CT)but to your point Yes the fully blue states have not executed people since 1976, it would be unnecessary to ad the note you suggest because the lack of stripes demonstrates that fact. MonteMiz (talk) 18:14, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

I agree...this map is extremely odd and complicated, because it tries to combine two completely different things: 1) the legal status of capital punishment by state and territory, and 2) whether or not that state or territory has performed any executions since 1976. Illinois, which is solid blue, put a stop to capital punishment in 2000 (moratorium by the governor), and then formally abolished it in 2011. But executions had been performed in Illinois between 1976 and 2000. Why isn't Illinois striped red and blue, like New Mexico? My huge thanks to the person who made this illustration, and his/her dedications, but pleeeease simplify it. Just make a map that points out the current legal status of capital punishment by state/territory. Perhaps 3 categories? 1) no capital punishment, regardless if it was abolished by the sate legislature or by the state's supreme court, or if the state never had one; 2) yes capital punishment, and regularly carries them out; 3) yes capital punishment technically, but hasn't carried one out since 1976. Maybe something along these lines? Skyduster (talk) 02:08, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Maryland

Maryland officially abolished capital punishment on May 2, 2013. Update the map so that the state is blue instead of blue with red stripes. 72.66.78.227 (talk) 11:42, 3 May 2013 (UTC)