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: TalkLeftIL Govenor Signs Bill Abolishing Death Penalty
By Jeralyn
Illinois Governor John Quinn has signed the bill abolishing the death penalty passed by the legislature in January. He also commuted the sentences of the 15 inmates now on death row to life in prison without parole. The law goes into effect July 1.
Illinois is now the 15th state to abolish the death penalty.
Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 09, 2011 (boomark / email).
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