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George H. Sr. Ryan

UNTIL I COULD BE SURE

How I Stopped the Death Penalty in Illinois

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In January 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions-the first such action by any governor in the history of the United States. Despite a long history as a death penalty proponent, Ryan was emotionally moved after allowing an execution in 1999. He was also profoundly disturbed by the state's history-12 men had been executed and 13 had been exonerated since the return of the death penalty in Illinois in 1977. More had been proven innocent than had been executed.Three years later, in 2003, Ryan pardoned four death row inmates based on their actual innocence and then commuted the death sentences of 167 men and women… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-5381-7171-4
  • EAN: 9781538171714
  • Produktnummer: 38684784
  • Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
  • Seitenangabe: 276 S.
  • Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 452 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 452

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