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Less than perfect (Rolando Cruz speaks out on George Ryan's pardons, supports "fair" death penalty).
Chicago Tribune ^ | January 15, 2003 | Jimmy Greenfield

Posted on 01/15/2003 10:56:44 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John

Edited on 01/15/2003 11:27:14 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Less than perfect: In a one-on-one interview with RedEye, former Death Row inmate Rolando Cruz comes out on the death penalty, the system that administers it and the society in which it exists.

Former Death Row inmate Rolando Cruz spoke out Tuesday for the first time since former Gov. George Ryan commuted 164 death sentences, praising Ryan for doing the right thing but declaring he is in favor of the death penalty if it can be administered fairly.

And the system now, he added, is not fair.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: georgeryan; pardons; scottturow
We'll see how Scott Turow reacts to this.
1 posted on 01/15/2003 10:56:45 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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Looks like I got the whole article in. Last time, I got an error message stating the Chicago Tribune did not allow full-article posts.
3 posted on 01/15/2003 10:58:14 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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