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54,479 ARTICLES · 1998—2026The news from the three battles.
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- JANUARY 1, 1999DelawareDEATH PENALTY
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Delaware does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Mississippi has not had an execution since 1989, the...
Mississippi has not had an execution since 1989, the longest period of time without an execution for any state which has resumed executions
- JANUARY 1, 1999Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
David Ronald Chandler, a marijuana grower from Alabama,...
David Ronald Chandler, a marijuana grower from Alabama, was the first person to receive the federal death sentence after the penalty was reinstated in 1988
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia has had no executions in 1999 and only one in 1998
Georgia has had no executions in 1999 and only one in 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois is second only to Florida in the number of...
Illinois is second only to Florida in the number of inmates released from death row after new evidence of innocence emerged
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
According to a poll by the Chicago Tribune, support...
According to a poll by the Chicago Tribune, support for the death penalty in Illinois has dropped 13 percentage points in the last five years, and a majority of voters (54%) favors a moratorium on all executions in the state
- JANUARY 1, 1999MinnesotaDEATH PENALTY
Minnesota abolished the death penalty in 1911
Minnesota abolished the death penalty in 1911
- JANUARY 1, 1999LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
The Loyola Death Penalty Resource Center, which had...
The Loyola Death Penalty Resource Center, which had defended many of those on Louisiana's death row and helped to free some who were innocent, was forced to close its doors in 1999 because of lack of funding
- JANUARY 1, 1999KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
In 1998, Kentucky became the only state to pass a racial...
In 1998, Kentucky became the only state to pass a racial justice act
- JANUARY 1, 1999MaineDEATH PENALTY
Maine does not have the death penalty, having abolished...
Maine does not have the death penalty, having abolished it in 1887
- JANUARY 1, 1999North DakotaDEATH PENALTY
North Dakota does not have the death penalty
North Dakota does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999NevadaDEATH PENALTY
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