George Ryan
George Ryan
George Homer Ryan, Sr.was the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. He was a member of the Republican Party. Ryan received national attention for his 1999 moratorium on executions in Illinois and for commuting more than 160 death sentences to life sentences in 2003. He was later convicted of federal corruption charges and spent more than five years in federal prison and seven months of home confinement. He was released from federal prison on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 February 1934
CountryUnited States of America
I don't know that we do. I had thought ours worked well, but I had never examined it too closely. A lot of media people will be looking for a case that might make Texas Governor George Bush think twice about what he's doing.
In the US the overwhelming majority of those executed are psychotic, alcoholic, drug addicted or mentally unstable. They frequently are raised in an impoverished and abusive environment. Seldom are people with money or prestige convicted of capital offenses, even more seldom are they executed.
I am haunted by the demon of error - error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die.
sleep well knowing I made the right decision.
These incentives are coming because Boeing is bringing new revenue to Illinois that otherwise would not have been available,
The federal government has torn apart my personal life with the intrusive and overbearing investigation.
I may not accept all the recommendations, but I'm certainly going to do what I can,
I support the death penalty. But I also think there has to be no margin for error.
Our capitol punishment system is haunted by the demon of error- error in determining guilt, error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die... The legislation couldn't reform it. Lawmakers won't repeal it. I won't stand for it. I had to act... I am commuting the sentences of all death row inmates.
I think lawmakers have got as much concern about that as anybody has, ... Maybe your series will highlight that and bring it to their attention.
Was I involved in selling drivers licenses to people illegally? Hell no I wasn't. Would I have tolerated it? Hell no.