Capital punishment in Nevada

However, the state senate did not act on the matter after Governor Steve Sisolak said that he believes some crimes deserve the death penalty, suggesting that he would veto the bill.

[2] The first recorded execution in the area that is now Nevada was the hanging of John Carr for murdering Bernhard Cherry of Carson City on November 30, 1860, and the first recorded legal execution in the Nevada Territory was the hanging of Allen Milstead outside Dayton for killing Lyon County Commissioner T. Varney at Ragtown.

In response to Mormon preferences,[6] the Nevada State Legislature passed a statute in 1910 that became effective in January 1911,[7] allowing condemned prisoners to choose between execution by shooting or hanging.

[9] After the warden of Nevada State Prison was unable to find five men to form a firing squad,[10] a shooting machine was built to carry out Mircovich's execution.

In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, the judge has discretion to order a retrial or impose a life sentence.

[21] Due to a lack of elevator access, this former gas chamber was not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

Ely State Prison , where all condemned inmates are executed.
A hanging that took place in Nevada. Hanging was the method used for most executions before that of Gee Jon in 1924.