A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with ...

A lawsuit filed on behalf of 21 inmates seeks to prevent them from being transferred to a notorious federal supermax prison ...

Embattled former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has died at age 91. Ryan, who served as Illinois' governor from 1999 to 2003, passed away Friday morning, according to former Illinois house republican ...

George Homer Ryan served one term as Illinois governor, his scandal-clouded tenure and subsequent imprisonment on federal ...

George Ryan's corruption case overshadowed a nationally historic move to halt the state’s death penalty and empty its Death ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91.

Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths ...

Clemency hearings for Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie will take place in the coming weeks as the condemned man’s ...

McShane reveals the healing power of art in the daily lives of inmates who have formed a quilting circle inside the Level 5 prison in Licking, Missouri. They work in a special sewing room where ...

The passing of George Ryan, the embattled former governor of Illinois, marks the end of a life that was as notable for its political achievements as it was for its dramatic downfall. Ryan, who served ...

Prison staff on April 10, 2024, called local medical emergency crews to the prison after finding inmates exhibiting drug overdose systems. Trial testimony indicated that four of the affected ...