Question: when was the death penalty abolished in usa

title: Capital punishment in the United States
text: Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States , currently used by 30 states , the federal government , and the military . Its existence can be traced to the beginning of the American colonies . The United States is the only Western country currently applying the death penalty . It is one of 54 countries worldwide applying it , and was the first to develop lethal injection as a method of execution , which has since been adopted by five other countries . The Philippines has since abolished executions , and Guatemala has done so for civil offences , leaving the USA one of 4 countries to use this method , along with China , Thailand , and Vietnam . 

Answer: answer: Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States, currently used by 30 states, the federal government, and the military.  It has never been abolished in USA.