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A 9 page overview of the corruption inherent in Ryan’s last minute decision to commute the death sentences of some of Illinois’ most contemptible criminals. The author approaches the death sentence from an ethical standpoint as being in the best interest of society as a whole. Despite the many improprieties which were demonstrated to exist in Illinois’ criminal justice system, Ryan’s decision to commute the death sentence of all death row inmates is inexcusable as he was elected to office by a public whose wishes were to instate and enforce capital punishment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPdthIL2.rtf
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The student considering the existence of corruption in the various arms
of American government finds much to occupy their minds when considering Chicago. Chicago, it seems, will forever be associated with organized crime, the Mafia and gangs and numerous other
interesting arms of criminal activity. Chicago gained much of its notoriety, of course, during the early half of the twentieth century during the years of prohibition. It was
during that time period when organized crime reached the height of public attention. While organized crime is still an undeniable element of Chicago, however, there is an even more
insidious form of corruption which must be acknowledged when considering Chicago. That is the corruption notable in the government itself and, more specifically, in those elected to hold office
in that government. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate one aspect of that corruption, the aspect revolving around the deeply rooted corruption which exists in Illinois criminal
justice system and the governorship of the states recent ex-governor George Ryan. Governmental corruption in Illinois enjoyed its hey day it
seems during the administration of recent ex-Governor Ryan. This corruption manifested in a number of ways including various arms of corruption within the Chicago police department and in the
appointment and retention of unqualified and essentially inept defense attorneys. This corruption would have an interesting final effect during the governorship of George Ryan. Purportedly concerned over
the allegations of wrongdoing in cases such as the now notorious Anthony Porter case, a case in which a black man had evidently been wrongly convicted of double murder and
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