Chronological archive
January 1999
The 536 news items published by Hands Off Cain in January 1999, in chronological order.
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II had issued an appeal to Governor...
Pope John Paul II had issued an appeal to Governor Tom Carper to spare the life of condemned killer Willie Sullivan, but Delaware executed him by lethal injection on September 24 for the 1991 murder of his former employer, 78-year-old Maurice Dodd, a Fred
- 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, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Kansas did not reinstate the death penalty until 1994
Kansas did not reinstate the death penalty until 1994
- 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, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Indiana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Indiana forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- 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, 1999DEATH 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, 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, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A bill to mandate a study of possible racial bias...
A bill to mandate a study of possible racial bias in the state's application of the death penalty was defeated
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH 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, 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, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Montana does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Montana does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Pennsylvania does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Missouri does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Missouri does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Missouri had the third highest number of executions...
Missouri had the third highest number of executions (9) of any state in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
South Carolina does not forbid the execution of the...
South Carolina does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders and does not have life without parole
- 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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- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH 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, 1999DEATH PENALTY
In 1999, Nebraska became the first state whose legislature...
In 1999, Nebraska became the first state whose legislature passed a moratorium on executions
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Montana passed legislation raising the minimum age...
Montana passed legislation raising the minimum age for the death penalty to 18, becoming the fifteenth state to eliminate capital punishment for juvenile offenders, in addition to the 12 states with no death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Nevada forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Nevada forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
The overwhelming majority of defendants prosecuted...
The overwhelming majority of defendants prosecuted under the federal death penalty statutes have been members of racial minorities
- JANUARY 1, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico has had no executions since its death penalty...
New Mexico has had no executions since its death penalty was reinstated in 1979
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Ohio does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Ohio does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
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- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Oklahoma does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Bills to establish a statewide moratorium, to eliminate...
Bills to establish a statewide moratorium, to eliminate the death penalty for those with mental retardation, and to establish a racial justice act were defeated
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH 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, 1999DEATH 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, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A Star-Ledger/Eagleton poll released in October found...
A Star-Ledger/Eagleton poll released in October found that 63% of New Jersey residents favor the death penalty for persons convicted of murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH 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, 1999North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Support for the death penalty for convicted murderers...
Support for the death penalty for convicted murderers in North Carolina is at 65%, its lowest since 1984, according to a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill statewide poll
- JANUARY 1, 1999New YorkDEATH PENALTY
New York's death penalty was reinstated on September 1, 1995
New York's death penalty was reinstated on September 1, 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A bill to allow evidence at sentencing that the death...
A bill to allow evidence at sentencing that the death penalty was being imposed in a demographically disparate manner was considered but not passed
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Oregon does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Oregon does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999OhioDEATH PENALTY
Sixty-eight percent of Ohioans reported that the likelihood...
Sixty-eight percent of Ohioans reported that the likelihood of an innocent person being wrongly convicted and executed was either somewhat likely or very likely
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
West Virginia does not have the death penalty, having...
West Virginia does not have the death penalty, having abolished it in 1965
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In January, the Nanyang Intermediate People's Court...
In January, the Nanyang Intermediate People's Court sentenced Guo Haijun to death for stealing 31 cultural relics from Nanyang City Museum in 1997
- JANUARY 1, 1999OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
DNA tests this year helped free two Oklahomans who...
DNA tests this year helped free two Oklahomans who had been convicted of murder
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
The federal death penalty forbids the execution of...
The federal death penalty forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders, and has life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH 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, 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
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- JANUARY 1, 1999TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee is one of eight states, and the only one...
Tennessee is one of eight states, and the only one in the south, with the death penalty but no executions since the law was reinstated
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Wyoming does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Wyoming does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas once again led all states in the number of executions...
Texas once again led all states in the number of executions this year
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Virginia does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Virginia does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Utah does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Utah does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
A recent poll in Texas showed that only a bare majority...
A recent poll in Texas showed that only a bare majority (53%) support the death penalty if the death row inmate has "shown signs of turning his or her life around
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH PENALTY
Bills to abolish the death penalty did not pass
Bills to abolish the death penalty did not pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH PENALTY
Juan Raul Garza may become the first federal prisoner...
Juan Raul Garza may become the first federal prisoner executed since 1963
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At the end of January, in the northern city of Taiyuan,...
At the end of January, in the northern city of Taiyuan, 8 convicts were executed by gunshot for drug smuggling, murder and robbery
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 1999VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Virginia is second only to Texas in the number of...
Virginia is second only to Texas in the number of executions in 1999 (14) and the number since reinstatement (73)
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Utah was the state with the first execution after the...
Utah was the state with the first execution after the death penalty was reinstated
- JANUARY 1, 1999WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
Bills to establish a death penalty appellate unit...
Bills to establish a death penalty appellate unit and to expand the death penalty to include murders where the defendant knew the victim was pregnant, were defeated
- JANUARY 1, 1999VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Virginia forbids the introduction of any new evidence...
Virginia forbids the introduction of any new evidence after 21 days from the trial
- JANUARY 1, 1999VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
Survey results from the Quality of Life in Virginia...
Survey results from the Quality of Life in Virginia Poll show that support for Virginia's death penalty has dropped
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Wyoming has not had an execution since 1992
Wyoming has not had an execution since 1992
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In the summer of 1998 Beijing launched a nationwide...
In the summer of 1998 Beijing launched a nationwide anti-smuggling campaign, first ordering the army, law enforcement agencies and bureaucracy to turn their multi-billion dollar businesses over to central government control
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In January, the Shanghai Railway Court executed a person...
In January, the Shanghai Railway Court executed a person for drug-trafficking
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in...
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In January, in southeastern Fujian province, 5 people...
In January, in southeastern Fujian province, 5 people were executed by firing squad for smuggling, burglary and stealing cars
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In January, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang,...
In January, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, a man was executed for stabbing a Communist Party cadre to death and wounding the official's wife, daughter and mother-in-law
- JANUARY 1, 1999ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It seems that China has stepped up sentencings and...
It seems that China has stepped up sentencings and executions in the run-up to sensitive anniversaries or holidays to ensure social order
- JANUARY 1, 1999UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached...
Death sentences and executions in Uzbekistan have reached an alarmingly high number with at least 56 death sentences and 20 executions known since the beginning of 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999DEATH PENALTY
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999IranDEATH PENALTY
740 drug traffickers were executed in Iran in 1999
740 drug traffickers were executed in Iran in 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999VietnamDEATH PENALTY
At least 76 prisoners were executed in 1999 for drug...
At least 76 prisoners were executed in 1999 for drug trafficking in the Southeast Asian nation