2007-05-09 10:02:08 · 5 answers · asked by Michael M 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
There is still a moratorium. Under Governor Ryan (who began the moratorium when he realized that as many people on Illinois' death row were shown to be innocent as were executed) a commission was set up to find out why the system was wrongfully convicting so many people and how to correct the flaws. The commission came up with a list of 85 reforms that would be likely to reduce the possibility of errors.
The Illinois State Legislature has refused to act on the majority of these and so the Illinois system still suffers from the same problems. In the absence of action by the legislature, the present governor has not signed any death warrants.
2007-05-09 16:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by Susan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is still legal under the law, however there has been a moratorium on executing anyone for the last 6 years due to legal challenges on lethal injection and the possibility of some innocents on death row due to police corruption and racial bias.
The Illinois Legislature has passed several reforms intended to persuade current Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich to lift the moratorium, but he has said the system is far from fixed. Ten men have been sentenced to death in Illinois since Gov Ryan emptied death row.
2007-05-09 10:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by David M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The law's still there but not being enforced, I think, since the prior governor released a bunch of prisioners from death row, some of whom were found innocent by DNA testing.
2007-05-09 10:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by Ben 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-05-09 10:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ELECTROFIED FENCING AND e-coli will kill quicker!
2007-05-09 10:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋