A map of the United States, depicting the legality of the death penalty by state. Twenty-three states have banned the death penalty and are highlighted in blue on the map. On the east coast: all of New England, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. have bans. In the inland states, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Idaho, Michigan, Colorado, and New Mexico have bans. Alaska and Hawaii also have bans on the death penalty. Oregon, California, and Pennsylvania are highlighted in yellow to indicate that they have a moratorium on the death penalty. The remainder of the states are highlighted in red to indicate that the death penalty is still legal.