Capital punishment in Nevada

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Nevada.

There have been no executions in Nevada since 2006, in part because of a shortage of drugs used in executions by lethal injection. In April 2021, the Nevada Assembly passed a bill that would have repealed the capital punishment statute. 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. According to a poll from 2021, 46 percent of Nevadans support the death penalty, while 49 percent oppose it. The last person executed in the state was convicted murderer Daryl Mack.