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- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
There were many bills to expand the death penalty in...
There were many bills to expand the death penalty in California, but none of them passed
- JANUARY 1, 1999ColoradoDEATH PENALTY
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Colorado forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Connecticut does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Connecticut does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Delaware has the highest rate of executions as a fraction...
Delaware has the highest rate of executions as a fraction of its population of any state in the U
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Colorado has one of the better systems of legal representation,...
Colorado has one of the better systems of legal representation, a small death row and no executions in 1999 or 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
The state is one of eight with a recent capital punishment...
The state is one of eight with a recent capital punishment law, but has not had an execution
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
District Judge Michael Heydt - selected to decide whether...
District Judge Michael Heydt - selected to decide whether Lucas Salmon should be executed for a 1997 murder in Colorado Springs - refused to participate in this new process
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Colorado's new system of death sentencing using a three-judge...
Colorado's new system of death sentencing using a three-judge panel instead of a jury faced its first case in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A poll of 600 people taken April 21-25 in Michigan...
A poll of 600 people taken April 21-25 in Michigan indicated that support for the death penalty is declining and the majority of residents (56%) would prefer a life sentence and payment to victims' families instead of the death penalty (33%)
- JANUARY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida officials imposed a one-year moratorium on...
Florida officials imposed a one-year moratorium on executions after a fire started during Pedro Medina's electrocution on March 25, 1997
- JANUARY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Since the death penalty was reinstated, Florida has...
Since the death penalty was reinstated, Florida has had the most inmates (18) released from death row after evidence of their innocence emerged
- JANUARY 1, 1999FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Florida does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole