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: Sentencing Law and Policy

Illinois Governor Quinn commutes all death sentences as he signs state's death penalty repeal

By Douglas A. Berman

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As detailed in this Reuters piece, as he was signing a state bill to abolish the death penalty, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn "also commuted to life in prison the death sentences of all 15 inmates currently on the state's Death Row, and established a trust fund for murder victims' families."  Simply for the sake of finality and to save litigation costs, this seems like a sound move by Gov. Quinn.  I suspect, however, the persons involved with these 15 murder cases are not too pleased this notable mass commutation is now part of the historic Illinois capital punishment repeal.

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 09, 2011 (boomark / email).

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