Death penalty laws by state Court TV has a great resource for the laws of each state that has the death penalty. This is a MAP that shows death penalty states. Or you can click on the individual states listed below to access the Court TV information. The detail page also shows the minimum age for the death penalty and how many executions have been carried out since the death penalty was reinstated. These states currently allow victim survivors to witness executions.
Some states allow only relatives and some allow friends as well.
The number of witnesses allowed varies from state to state. Contact the DOC of each state for more information. State Notes State Notes Alabama Victim witnesses are allowed. California Ohio Delaware Relatives of both the victim and the condemned are allowed to witness an execution. Friends are not allowed.