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- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In January, in a drive to close huge loopholes in the...
In January, in a drive to close huge loopholes in the country's tax system, Vice Premier Li Lanqing was quoted as saying that China would enforce stiff penalties for tax evasion, including the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania is the only state in the Northeastern...
Pennsylvania is the only state in the Northeastern United States to have an execution since the death penalty was reinstated
- JANUARY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld its...
In January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld its decision to strike a state law that would curtail appeals by death-row inmates
- JANUARY 1, 1999Rhode IslandDEATH PENALTY
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
Rhode Island does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
One of the most recent inmates to be freed from death...
One of the most recent inmates to be freed from death row is from South Carolina
- JANUARY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
Over two-thirds of those on Pennsylvania's death row...
Over two-thirds of those on Pennsylvania's death row are members of minorities
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A bill to amend the state's constitution to allow...
A bill to amend the state's constitution to allow a death sentence even if only 10 out of 12 members of the jury voted in favor of it did not pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
South Dakota does not forbid the execution of the...
South Dakota does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999WisconsinDEATH PENALTY
Wisconsin has not had the death penalty for almost...
Wisconsin has not had the death penalty for almost 150 years, having abolished it in 1853
- JANUARY 1, 1999VermontDEATH PENALTY
Vermont does not have the death penalty
Vermont does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
After Karla Tucker's early 1998 execution, which focused...
After Karla Tucker's early 1998 execution, which focused worldwide attention on the state's swelling death row population, record-paced executions and the unanimous rejection of clemency requests, the Board of Pardons and Paroles has slightly revised the
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Texas does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Texas does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders and does not have life without parole