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54,463 ARTICLES · 1998—2026The news from the three battles.
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- JANUARY 1, 1999LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana was...
A bill to abolish the death penalty in Louisiana was defeated in committee (1998)
- JANUARY 1, 1999New YorkDEATH PENALTY
Bills to abolish the death penalty, to lower the age...
Bills to abolish the death penalty, to lower the age of eligibility from 18 to 17, to broaden the crimes for which death could be imposed, to curtail appeals, to allow victim impact statements and other changes in the trial procedures, and to eliminate li
- JANUARY 1, 1999OregonDEATH PENALTY
Bills to restrict the death penalty for mentally retarded...
Bills to restrict the death penalty for mentally retarded defendants and when evidence of racial discrimination can be shown were introduced but not passed in Oregon
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
Louisiana does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Louisiana does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
A bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in...
A bill to abolish the death penalty was defeated in June, as was a bill to reduce the number of peremptory challenges (removing prospective jurors without providing a reason) in criminal cases
- JANUARY 1, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
After several years of mounting violence, Prime Minister...
After several years of mounting violence, Prime Minister Basedo Panday used the crime issue to win election on a get-tough platform in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The legislature has established a state-funded program...
The legislature has established a state-funded program for financial assistance at the trial level for death penalty cases
- JANUARY 1, 1999New YorkDEATH PENALTY
New York forbids the execution of the mentally retarded,...
New York forbids the execution of the mentally retarded, except for murders by prisoners, and prohibits the execution of juveniles by requiring that the offender be "more than 18" at the time of the crime
- JANUARY 1, 1999North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
North Carolina does not forbid the execution of the...
North Carolina does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999OhioDEATH PENALTY
Almost half the men on Ohio's death row are black,...
Almost half the men on Ohio's death row are black, yet blacks make up just 9% of the state's population