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Illinois Bar Calls For Abolition

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The National Law Journal reports, "Illinois bar supports abolition of death penalty in state."  It's written by Lynne Marek.The assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association has voted to support abolishing the death penalty in the state. The assembly, the policy-making body of the organization, announced the vote results on June 28, saying that it would support state legislation to stop the practice. Former Illinois Governor George Ryan, a Republican, in 2000 suspended state executions after some prisoners were found to have been wrongfully convicted. Nonetheless, the state's legislature has not passed legislation halting the practice, leaving the policy in limbo. "The application of the death penalty in Illinois has been demonstrated to be flawed beyond any doubt," Jack Carey, the president of the association, said in a press release...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 01, 2008 (boomark / email).