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T. Scott Webb disappointed by Quinn's decision
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[Carmi Times] - George Ryan were sufficient to ensure that innocent people would no longer be sentenced to death. "In my opinion," Webb said, "those safeguards actually gave the defendant more options than the state in many respects and significantly minimized the
Google News: Illinois: Ryan recognized for role in death penalty ban
[Kankakee Daily Journal] - By Thursday morning, a Google search of "Illinois death row" returned George Ryan's Wikipedia page entry close to the top. Even the historic, albeit emotionally- and politically-charged, news Wednesday that Gov.
A History-Making Week to Consider the 2 Sides of George Ryan
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[New York Times] - I asked Mr. Culloton to play amateur dramatist and tell me who George Ryan is, only to learn that Mr. Ryan actually has wondered if someone should produce a play called “How Does this Happen?” That was a frequent Ryan refrain after the disclosures of
US-Bundesstaat Illinois verzichtet auf Todesstrafe
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[RP ONLINE] - Im gleichen Zug wandelte Quinn die Todesurteile von derzeit 15 Häftlingen in Illinois in Gefängnisstrafen um. In Illinois wurde seit keine Hinrichtung mehr vollstreckt. Der damalige Gouverneur George Ryan hatte die Exekutionen bereits vor elf
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