Ryan Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

By aaroncynic in News on Feb 1, 2011 1:30PM

A University of Illinois professor has once again nominated incarcerated ex-Gov. George Ryan for a Nobel Peace Prize. STL Today reports that International law professor Francis A. Boyle nominated our former Governor for a fifth consecutive year for the prize for his moratorium on executions in Illinois. Ryan's moratorium laid the way for the current legislation passed to abolish the death penalty in this state altogether, a bill that still awaits Gov. Quinn's signature.

In an email regarding the most recent nomination, Professor Boyle said “Thanks to Governor George Ryan there have been no . . . executions by the State of Illinois for over a decade.”