Illinois Death Penalty Exonerations

About the Illinois Death Penalty Executions of Possibly Innocent Prisoners Clemency: The Illinois Experience Illinois Death Penalty Exonerations In the quarter century between restoration of the Illinois death penalty and Governor George Ryan's blanket clemency order, 289 men and women were sentenced to death in Illinois. Of those, 18 have been exonerated — a rate in excess of 6.2%. The Center on Wrongful Convictions or members of its staff have been instrumental in 12 of the 18 exonerations. Read their stories: Joseph Burrows Perry Cobb Rolando Cruz Gary Gauger Alejandro Hernandez Madison Hobley Stanley Howard Verneal Jimerson Ronald Jones Carl Lawson George Lettrich Steven Manning Leroy Orange Aaron Patterson Anthony Porter Steven Smith Gordon (Randy) Steidl (1987, 2004) Darby Tillis Dennis Williams Return to CWC Home
		Last Modified: August 25, 2006
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