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Illinois
12:22 pm
Mon April 4, 2011

Sheriffs want limit on jail wait for mentally ill

Credit (via Flickr/neil conway)
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A law enforcement group is supporting legislation to address a backlog of jail inmates waiting to be transferred to crowded state psychiatric facilities.

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Richard Clay
3:35 pm
Mon January 10, 2011

Nixon commutes death sentence for Clay

Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon commuted the death sentence for Richard Clay (pictured) today. (Missouri Department of Corrections)
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UPDATED 6:08 p.m. Jan. 10, 2011 with comment from Clay's attorney:

Last week we told you that supporters of Richard Clay asked Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon to halt Clay's execution. Well, now it seems that Nixon has granted their request.

The governor issued the following statement this afternoon:

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George Ryan
10:56 am
Fri January 7, 2011

Former Ill. Gov. Ryan allowed to leave prison to visit ailing wife

Lura Lynn Ryan, the former governor's ailing wife, with Illinois State Police troopers in 2007. (via Flickr/spsarge)
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The Chicago Tribune is reporting that former Ill. Gov. George Ryan, currently in prison, was allowed to leave prison Wednesday to visit his very ill wife, Lura Lynn.

The paper says that the visit was revealed when prosecutors filed response to a motion made by Ryan's lawyers  to let their client out on bail.

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George Ryan
12:21 pm
Tue December 21, 2010

Former Ill. Gov. Ryan to remain in prison

Former Ill. Gov. George Ryan in 2007 prior to his indictment. (Flickr Creative Commons User spsarge).
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A federal judge has ruled that former Illinois Gov. George Ryan must remain in prison.

Ryan's attorneys want elements of his conviction tossed based on a U.S. Supreme Court decision curtailing anti-fraud laws - known as "honest services" laws.

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