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Illinois Innocence Project not embracing return of death penalty debate

Officials at the University of Illinois Springfield based Illinois Innocence Project aren't exactly embracing talk of restoring the death penalty in Illinois. Executive Director John Hanlon was unpleasantly surprised to see the issue bubble back to the surface.,..
 
 

 

 
 
Hanlon says evidence is rarely 100% foolproof, which is why he thinks the Rauner Administration's talk of using the death penalty when there is a case "without a reasonable doubt" ....
 
 

 

 
 
During his time at the Illinois State Appellate Defender’s office, Hanlon represented 4 of the 21 wrongfully convicted individuals who were later released to freedom from Illinois’ death row.

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