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Governor Candidate Ryan Says Sorry For Wrongfully Putting Two Men On Death Row

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY AND ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan issued his first outright apology Thursday for wrongfully putting two men on Death Row instead of prosecuting the...

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Brian Dugan Pleads Guilty To 1983 Rape And Murder Of Jeanine Nicarico

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 08.28.2009 | Chicago

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WHEATON, Ill. — A convicted murderer pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 1983 slaying of a 10-year-old girl in a case that helped lead to landmark ref...

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Roland Burris Once Sought Death Penalty For Innocent Man

ProPublica | Ben Protess | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago

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Former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris, embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Barack Obama in the Senate, is no stranger to controv...

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The Case for Evidence Preservation

John Terzano | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Post-conviction DNA testing has lead to the exoneration of more than 200 wrongfully convicted individuals in the United States. But testing cannot take place unless the evidence is preserved.

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