In nine pages this paper criticizes Ryan's decision to commute some Illinois criminal death sentences as being evidence of corruption. There are six sources cited in the bibliography.
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The student considering the existence of corruption in the various arms
of American government finds much to occupy their minds when considering Chicago. Chicago, it seems, will forever be associated with organized crime, the Mafia and gangs and numerous other
interesting arms of criminal activity. Chicago gained much of its notoriety, of course, during the early half of the twentieth century during the years of prohibition. It was
during that time period when organized crime reached the height of public attention. While organized crime is still an undeniable element of Chicago, however, there is an even more
insidious form of corruption which must be acknowledged when considering Chicago. That is the corruption notable in the government itself and, more specifically, in those elected to hold office
in that government. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate one aspect of that corruption, the aspect revolving around the deeply rooted corruption which exists in Illinois criminal
justice system and the governorship of the states recent ex-governor George Ryan. Governmental corruption in Illinois enjoyed its hey day it
seems during the administration of recent ex-Governor Ryan. This corruption manifested in a number of ways including various arms of corruption within the Chicago police department and in the
appointment and retention of unqualified and essentially inept defense attorneys. This corruption would have an interesting final effect during the governorship of George Ryan. Purportedly concerned over
the allegations of wrongdoing in cases such as the now notorious Anthony Porter case, a case in which a black man had evidently been wrongly convicted of double murder and