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Year of Abolition
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1853 |
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History
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1839-1852: hanging |
On July 10, 1853, the Death Penalty Repeal Act was signed in to law, making Wisconsin the first state to permanently abolish the death penalty for all crimes (Rhode Island temporarily abolished the death penalty in 1852 but later reinstated it, and Michigan abolished the death penalty for all crimes except treason in 1847).