Does Maryland allow for capital punishment?Yes
Present status of the state’s capital punishment laws? Executions on hold until new lethal injection procedures are enacted, due to shortage of one drug used in the process.Governor has begun process of enacting new lethal injection procedures; governor also introduced bill to abolish death penalty.
How many executions have taken place?314
How many executions are scheduled for 2011?None
How many inmates are on Death Row?5
Is life without parole an available alternative?Yes
What methods of execution are available?Injection / Choice of Gas Chamber if sentenced before 3/25/94
If lethal injection is used, what drug or drug combination is used in the state?3-drug protocol
