Chronological archive
January 1999
The 536 news items published by Hands Off Cain in January 1999, in chronological order.
- 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, 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, 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, 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, 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly...
The minimum age for the death penalty was allegedly raised from 17 to eighteen
- JANUARY 1, 1999Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On 30 August 1998, the Palestinian Authority carried...
On 30 August 1998, the Palestinian Authority carried out its first death sentence since it was established in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 1999South CarolinaDEATH 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, 1999KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kansas forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999NebraskaDEATH 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, 1999KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999MissouriDEATH 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, 1999ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
Connecticut considered a bill to establish a moratorium...
Connecticut considered a bill to establish a moratorium on executions, but it did not pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999DelawareDEATH 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, 1999AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Alabama does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH 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, 1999MissouriDEATH 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, 1999MarylandDEATH 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, 1999New MexicoDEATH PENALTY
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
New Mexico forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
Nebraska does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Nebraska does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999MontanaDEATH 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
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- JANUARY 1, 1999MontanaDEATH 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, 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999IndianaDEATH 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, 1999OhioDEATH 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999CaliforniaDEATH 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, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a cosponsor of...
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C
- JANUARY 1, 1999TexasDEATH 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, 1999WyomingDEATH PENALTY
Wyoming has not had an execution since 1992
Wyoming has not had an execution since 1992
- JANUARY 1, 1999OhioDEATH 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, 1999WyomingDEATH 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, 1999KansasDEATH PENALTY
Kansas did not reinstate the death penalty until 1994
Kansas did not reinstate the death penalty until 1994
- JANUARY 1, 1999ColoradoDEATH 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, 1999OregonDEATH 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, 1999ColoradoDEATH 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, 1999New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
New Jersey does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes...
It has been revealed that North Korea immediately executes repatriated defectors whom it thinks it impossible to re-educate because they were exposed to too much information on South Korea while staying in China, and who may cause social unrest if they ar
- JANUARY 1, 1999West VirginiaDEATH 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, 1999United StatesDEATH PENALTY
A new dialogue about the death penalty appears to...
A new dialogue about the death penalty appears to be under way inside the Supreme Court
- JANUARY 1, 1999PennsylvaniaDEATH 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
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- JANUARY 1, 1999São Tomé & PríncipeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao...
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
In January 1998, the Government presented a draft law...
In January 1998, the Government presented a draft law for the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
Arizona does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Arizona does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 1999MichiganDEATH 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, 1999South CarolinaDEATH 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, 1999VirginiaDEATH 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, 1999South CarolinaDEATH 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, 1999MississippiDEATH PENALTY
Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
Mississippi does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999New JerseyDEATH 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, 1999UtahDEATH 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, 1999North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea,...
Public executions are held frequently in North Korea, though the North Korean authorities try to deny the fact
- JANUARY 1, 1999BahamasDEATH PENALTY
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary...
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions denounced the execution of Trevor Fisher and Richard Woods on October 1998
- JANUARY 1, 1999NevadaDEATH 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, 1999NevadaDEATH PENALTY
A bill to provide $120,000 to establish a death penalty...
A bill to provide $120,000 to establish a death penalty resource center was defeated
- JANUARY 1, 1999ColoradoDEATH 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, 1999United States Armed ForcesDEATH PENALTY
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- JANUARY 1, 1999UtahDEATH 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, 1999Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
However, at a meeting of Caribbean Attorneys General...
However, at a meeting of Caribbean Attorneys General early in 1998, they affirmed their commitment to the death penalty and that "their sovereignty must not be undermined and their laws subverted as a result of inaction of the Human Rights Committee
- JANUARY 1, 1999Governo Federale degli Stati UnitiDEATH 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, 1999WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Washington forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999MarylandDEATH PENALTY
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Maryland forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
A bill to eliminate the death penalty for those with...
A bill to eliminate the death penalty for those with mental retardation was introduced, but did not pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the...
New Hampshire does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded or juvenile offenders but does have life without parole
- JANUARY 1, 1999OklahomaDEATH 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, 1999Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
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