▁of ▁any ▁right , ▁privile ge ▁or ▁imm unity ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution , ▁or ▁because ▁the ▁victim ▁has ▁exerc ised ▁or ▁enjoyed ▁said ▁rights , ▁or ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁victim ' s ▁race , ▁religion , ▁color , ▁dis ability , ▁national ▁origin ▁or ▁ancest ry . ▁ ▁Method ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁state ▁adopted ▁le th al ▁injection ▁as ▁the ▁default ▁method ▁of ▁execution ▁in ▁Del aware . ▁H anging ▁was ▁an ▁alternative ▁for ▁those ▁whose ▁off ense ▁occurred ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁date , ▁but ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁no ▁remaining ▁death ▁row ▁in m ates ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁choose ▁this ▁alternative , ▁and ▁Del aware ▁dis m ant led ▁its ▁gall ows . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁jud icial ▁execution ▁by ▁h anging ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁Del aware ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁against ▁conv icted ▁murder er ▁Billy ▁Ba iley . ▁ ▁Death ▁row ▁Del aware ' s ▁death ▁row ▁for ▁males ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁James ▁T . ▁V aug hn ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center ▁near ▁S my r na . ▁Fem ale ▁death ▁row ▁prisoners ▁were ▁hous ed ▁at ▁the ▁Del ores ▁J . ▁Bay lor ▁Women ' s ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution ▁in ▁New ▁Castle . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 3 ▁in m ates ▁on ▁death ▁row ▁when ▁the ▁state ▁Supreme