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Re: Illinois
State Abbreviation IL
State Name Illinois
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 12
Number of Executions before 1976 348
Current Death Row Population 13
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 07-01-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1990
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 6.1
Is Life Without Parole an Option? Yes
Can a defendant get death for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder? Yes
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 18
Number of Clemencies Granted 127
Region Midwest
Method Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Pontiac (Women: Dwight)
Clemency Process Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles
State Name Illinois
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 12
Number of Executions before 1976 348
Current Death Row Population 13
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 07-01-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1990
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 6.1
Is Life Without Parole an Option? Yes
Can a defendant get death for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder? Yes
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 18
Number of Clemencies Granted 127
Region Midwest
Method Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Pontiac (Women: Dwight)
Clemency Process Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles
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