State prosecutors want death cases individually judged

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

CHICAGO -- Two state's attorneys on Monday urged Gov. George Ryan to make individual decisions on about 140 death penalty cases being presented to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board starting today -- rather than issue a blanket clemency.

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