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Illinois Governor Signs Bill Banning Death Penalty, Commutes All Death Sentences

Loaded on April 15, 2012 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News April, 2012, page 36
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency, Death Penalty, News, State Legislation. Location: Illinois.
by Matt Clarke

On March 9, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation banning the death penalty for state crimes in Illinois. He also commuted the sentences of the state’s 15 death row prisoners to life without the possibility of parole. All but one of those prisoners have since been ...

 

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