Other states with long histories of no death penalty include Wisconsin (the only state with only one execution), <answer>Rhode Island</answer> (although later reintroduced, it was unused and abolished again), Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, Iowa, and Vermont. The District of Columbia has also abolished the death penalty; it was last used in 1957. Oregon abolished the death penalty through an overwhelming majority in a 1964 public referendum but reinstated it in a 1984 joint death penalty/life imprisonment referendum by an even higher margin after a similar 1978 referendum succeeded but was not implemented due to judicial rulings.
What state notably abolished the death penalty and then reintroduced it, but didn't use it again?
Rhode Island