Illinois abolished the death penalty and pulled 15 inmates off death row on Wednesday, a decade after a slew of wrongful convictions led to a moratorium on capital punishment in the midwestern US state of Chicago.
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Illinois abolishes death penalty, 15 off death row
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Two Texas death row inmates lose appeals
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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should serve 30 years to life:
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OJ Simpson sentenced to 15 years in jail.
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Scott Rush escapes death penalty
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Federal appeals court halts execution of Georgia man
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Homicide no longer a leading cause of death
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Former illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich found guilty on one count
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Murderer loses bid to have sentence cut
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Too many teens locked up
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Illinois House of Representatives impeaches Blagojevich
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Court overturns murder conviction
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Judge throws out murder charge
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Abortion doctor convicted of killing babies spared death sentence
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Nine jailed on felony charges
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Court reverses criminal vehicular homicide conviction
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California calls off execution after setbacks