The method of execution is injection.

The method of execution is injection. The sentence is determined by a jury. The death row is located at Trenton. As for the clemency process, the Governor has sole authority to grant clemency.
On January 9, 2006, New Jersey lawmakers approved a moratorium on the death penalty, becoming the first state to impose a moratorium on executions through legislation. Governor Richard Codey signed the bill on January 12.
The state Assembly voted 55 to 21 with two abstentions to suspend the death penalty until a commission report due to be given to lawmakers and the governor.
The commission had to study whether the death penalty deters crime and whether there is a significant difference between the cost of the death penalty and that of life without parole.
On January 2, 2007, after extensive public hearings, the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission issued a report calling for an end to the state's death penalty and replacing it with a sentence of life without parole. The 13-member Commission was appointed by the state legislature, which also placed a moratorium on all executions until a report was prepared. Their report cited the risks of executing the innocent, the high costs of the death penalty, and society's evolving standards of decency in calling for the abolition of capital punishment. The County Prosecutors' Association of New Jersey concurred with the final recommendations of the Commission Report.