Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, death-penalty foe, sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for graft (Boston Herald)
CHICAGO - Former Gov. George Ryan, who was acclaimed by capital punishment foes for suspending executions in Illinois and emptying out death row, was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years behind bars in the corruption scandal that ruined his political career.washington county illinois
