When did Nebraska last execute a prisoner before Pete Ricketts' governorship?
1987
1997
2007
2017
Answer
Nebraska executed its last prisoner in 1997, before Pete Ricketts became governor. The state has not executed a prisoner since, although there are currently four men on death row. Ricketts has said that he does not support the death penalty, but he has not taken any steps to abolish it.
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