[amc] Illinois' death row officially shuts down
- From: Werner S <wjs3108@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Mennonite Austin <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 01:59:27 -0700 (PDT)
http://news.yahoo.com/illinois-death-row-officially-shuts-down-130702311.html
Illinois' death row officially shuts down
By DON BABWIN - Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — After spending years at the center of heated national debate
over capital punishment, Illinois' death row officially died Friday when a
state law abolishing the death penalty quietly took effect.
The state garnered international attention when then-Republican Gov. George
Ryan declared a moratorium in 2000 after several inmates' death sentences were
overturned and he cleared death row three years later. One man who came within
48 hours of being executed was among those later declared innocent.
The fate of executions in the state was sealed in March when Democratic Gov.
Pat Quinn signed legislation ending the death penalty, following years of
stories of men sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit
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