Archive timeline
1999
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 1999, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 1999
- 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
- 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