Thursday, September 07, 2006
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, death-penalty foe, sentenced to 61/2 years in prison for graft (Contra Costa Times)
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 61/2 years behind bars in the corruption scandal that ruined his political career.illinois home equity loan
