Scott Turow, the novelist and lawyer and a self-described "death penalty agnostic," was a member of Ryan's commission. He had an excellent article in last week's New Yorker discussing the commission's findings and why he now opposes the death penalty.
Ellen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>I was wondering about the lack of reference on this list to George >>Ryan's dramatic decision to pardon all Illinois prisoners on death >>row. > >I thought it was great news. Watched a former federal prosecutor on >Fox News last night who was worried that the wholesale pardon >violated due process (though she personally opposed the DP), and that >other governors might be tempted to follow his example. We can only >hope. There does seem to be some slight shift in public opinion, and >maybe Ryan's move will accelerate it. But he was at the end of his >term facing a corruption trial with nothing to lose. > >Doug > >
