George Ryan through the years

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was a pharmacist, state lawmaker, secretary of state, governor and inmate. On Jan. 31, 2000, Ryan declared moratorium on executions, and followed up the move, Jan. 10-11, 2003, by pardoning four on death row and commuting 167 death sentences. On April 2, 2002, feds indicted Ryan and his staff on charges of corruption and illegally using state workers for political purposes. On April 17, 2006, Ryan was found guilty of corruption.

January 30, 2013