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List of people executed in Rhode Island

List of people executed in Rhode Island

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state and former colony of Rhode Island from 1670 to 1845.

Capital punishment was first abolished in Rhode Island in 1852, reinstated in 1873 and was finally abolished in 1984.[1] 53 people were ever executed in Rhode Island, 51 by hanging, 1 by hanging, drawing and quartering and 1 by hanging and gibbeting.[2] Only 8 of the executions were after Rhode Island’s statehood.

List of people executed in Rhode Island

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References

  1. [1]
    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state/rhode-island Death Penalty Information Center
  2. [2]
    "Index by State - RHODE ISLAND". Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    "List of Executions in Rhode Island, 1670 to 1845". Small State Big History. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Thomas Flounders". Espy Project Execution Records. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Joshua Tefft". Espy Project Execution Records. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Job". Espy Project Execution Records. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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