Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan gets a hug from Costella Cannon, of Jackson, Tennessee, before a congressional hearing on the death penalty system held at the Dirksen Federal Building.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — 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.

George H. Ryan, the Illinois governor who reopened a national debate over capital punishment in 2000 by imposing a moratorium on death-row executions in his state, and who later went to prison for ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — 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.

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. Former Republican State Rep. Jim Durkin confirmed Ryan's death. Sources said Ryan and his family recently were in Florida, and he ...

George Ryan dies at 91; former Illinois governor halted executions, but went to prison amid corruption scandal His one term as governor ended amid accusations he used government offices to reward ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who was heralded for halting death penalties in Illinois — but later served time on a corruption conviction — has died at the age of 91.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — 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.

George Ryan, Illinois governor who halted executions, dies at 91. A Republican and former pharmacist, he cleared the state’s death row and imposed a moratorium on capital punishment.