On January 10, Illinois Governor George Ryan pardoned four men whose confessions were allegedly obtained through police coercion. The following day, he granted a blanket clemency to the remaining 167 inmates sentenced to death in Illinois, clearing the state's death row. The move comes nearly two years after Governor Ryan instituted a state-wide moratorium on executions.
U.S.: Illinois Governor Empties Death Row
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