Does Utah allow for capital punishment?Yes
Present status of the state’s capital punishment laws? Ongoing
How many executions have taken place?50
How many executions are scheduled for 2011?None
How many inmates are on Death Row?9
Is life without parole an available alternative?Yes
What methods of execution are available?Authorizes firing squad only if lethal injection is held unconstitutional. Inmates who selected execution by firing squad prior to May 3, 2004, may still be entitled to execution by that method.
If lethal injection is used, what drug or drug combination is used in the state?3-drug protocol