Georgia
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted...
- News items in the archive
- 191
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Georgia is classified as Abolitionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 191 news items on Georgia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
President Eduard Shevardnadze established a legal moratorium...
President Eduard Shevardnadze established a legal moratorium on executions in Georgia in July 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in February 1995
The last execution was carried out in February 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 17 years and above
- JANUARY 1, 2003GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
A bill was presented in 2002 for the forming of a commission...
A bill was presented in 2002 for the forming of a commission on the death penalty
- DECEMBER 24, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
A group of parliamentarians intended to appeal to Supreme...
A group of parliamentarians intended to appeal to Supreme Court Chairman Vladimir Chanturia requesting him not to approve the decision adopted by the Prosecutor General's Office on the extradition to Russia of three Chechens detained in early August on t
- NOVEMBER 20, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In Atlanta, Butts County Superior Court Judge Kevin A
In Atlanta, Butts County Superior Court Judge Kevin A
- NOVEMBER 13, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
William Putman was executed for the deaths of a couple,...
William Putman was executed for the deaths of a couple, David Hardin and Katie Hardin on July 10, 1980
- NOVEMBER 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
A jury in the court of state District Judge Debbie...
A jury in the court of state District Judge Debbie Stricklin deliberated for less than 2 hours before agreeing on the death sentence for Ronald James Hamilton Jr
- OCTOBER 25, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In Atlanta, in an unanimous ruling, a 3-judge panel...
In Atlanta, in an unanimous ruling, a 3-judge panel of the 11th U
- OCTOBER 24, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger...
DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger re-sentenced Alphonso Stripling (on death row since 1989) to life without parole for the October 1988 murders of Anthony Evans and Gregory Bass
- OCTOBER 15, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
As requested by the European Court of Human Rights...
As requested by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Georgian Justice Ministry sent materials concerning the 13 Chechens who were detained on the Russian-Georgian border in early August
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue...
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue investigation against eight remaining Chechens
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
A Clayton County judge granted Keith D
A Clayton County judge granted Keith D
- AUGUST 29, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die...
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die for the Jan
- AUGUST 16, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Wallace M
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- AUGUST 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of...
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of Russia George Tsurtsumia actively cooperates with Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia regarding issue of extradition of Chechens detained for penetration of border
- MAY 10, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Ludwig Chibirov, former President of South Osetia unrecognized...
Ludwig Chibirov, former President of South Osetia unrecognized republic, referring to terrorist action in Daghestan on May 9, which has taken lives of 39 persons, has called Russian President Vladimir Putin "to be stricter regarding terrorists" that has d
- MAY 3, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention...
Georgia signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- MARCH 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe denounced the US refusal to commute...
The Council of Europe denounced the US refusal to commute a death sentence against Tracy Lee Housel, a Briton who is due to be executed
- MARCH 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Ignoring pleas from Great Britain, Georgia executed...
Ignoring pleas from Great Britain, Georgia executed a man with dual British-American citizenship for the murder and rape of Jean D
- MARCH 11, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government,...
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government, European Union and prominent opponents of capital punishment, a Georgia pardons board refused to block the execution of a British man [Tracy Housel] sentenced to death for the 1985 murder of a fe
- MARCH 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America...
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America begged [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to save him
- MARCH 3, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in...
The Briton awaiting execution by lethal injection in America expressed his remorse for the murder of a woman 17 years ago and his gratitude to Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and other politicians for their efforts to spare his life
- FEBRUARY 27, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
UK Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, intervened in the...
UK Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, intervened in the case of a British murderer on Death Row, Tracy Housel, when he rang the Governor of Georgia and requested a reprieve
- FEBRUARY 26, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Officials in [the US state of ] Georgia are preparing...
Officials in [the US state of ] Georgia are preparing to take the final steps towards executing Briton Tracy Housel
- FEBRUARY 25, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Board of Pardons and Paroles spared the life of...
The Board of Pardons and Paroles spared the life of Alexander Williams (see Feb
- FEBRUARY 25, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
A Briton on death row will learn today if the US Supreme...
A Briton on death row will learn today if the US Supreme Court will give him a final appeal
- FEBRUARY 19, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In a case that has drawn international attention, the...
In a case that has drawn international attention, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles took the rare step of staying the execution of a psychotic killer