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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty

Pat Quinn, the Governor of Illinois, the United States' fifth largest state and home to Chicago, the country's third largest city, has abolished the death penalty and commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates.

Source: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2011/03/quinn-signs-death-penalty-ban-commutes-15-death-row-sentences-to-life.html

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