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- APRIL 3, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A broad plan to reduce the chances of an innocent person...
A broad plan to reduce the chances of an innocent person being executed in Illinois was approved by the state Senate
- MARCH 28, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In Springfield, the Illinois House passed legislation...
In Springfield, the Illinois House passed legislation that would limit the governor's power to grant blanket clemency
- MARCH 6, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
An Illinois House committee voted to abolish the death...
An Illinois House committee voted to abolish the death penalty, raising the stakes in the long debate over how to respond to flaws in the state's capital punishment system
- MARCH 4, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The state Senate and its new Democratic majority will...
The state Senate and its new Democratic majority will get the chance to vote on legislation that would make broad changes to the state's death penalty laws to guard against executing an innocent person
- FEBRUARY 27, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Coles County Circuit Judge Dale Cini set an execution...
Coles County Circuit Judge Dale Cini set an execution date of May 5 for Anthony Mertz
- FEBRUARY 26, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
A jury issued Illinois' first death sentence since then-Gov
A jury issued Illinois' first death sentence since then-Gov
- JANUARY 17, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Presidency of the European Union issued a declaration...
The Presidency of the European Union issued a declaration on behalf of the EU on the decision to commute the sentences of all prisoners on death row in Illinois, US
- JANUARY 16, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Walter Schwimmer, Council of Europe Secretary-general,...
Walter Schwimmer, Council of Europe Secretary-general, released a statement commending the decision made by George Ryan, the outgoing Governor of Illinois "for his moral and political leadership in commuting the sentences of all 156 inmates on death row (
- JANUARY 11, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
In the largest purge of death row in US history, Illinois...
In the largest purge of death row in US history, Illinois Gov
- JANUARY 11, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
The Mexican government hailed Illinois Governor George...
The Mexican government hailed Illinois Governor George Ryan's decision to commute the death sentences of 167 convicts, three of them Mexicans
- JANUARY 10, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On January 31, 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan...
On January 31, 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions in his state, pending an investigation into the state's capital punishment system
- JANUARY 1, 2003IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
Illinois does forbid the execution of the mentally...
Illinois does forbid the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders