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title: 'Illinois Death Row Inmates Granted Commutation by Governor George Ryan on January 12, 2003'
description: 'Illinois Death Row Inmates Granted Commutation (sentences were commuted to life in prison unless otherwise indicated) 1. ALLEN, KENNETH (B) 2. ALVINE…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/illinois-death-row-inmates-granted-commutation-by-governor-george-ryan-on-january-12-2003-1'
section: stories
date: '2003-01-15T00:00:00-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:58:10-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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Illinois Death Row Inmates Granted Commutation

(sentences were commuted to life in prison unless otherwise indicated)

1\. ALLEN, KENNETH (B)   
2\. ALVINE, RONALD (W)   
3\. ARMSTRONG, DONALD (B)   
4\. ASHFORD, JAMES (B)   
5\. BALLARD, MARK (W)   
6\. BANKS, RANDY (B)   
7\. BARROW, RONALD (W)   
8\. BEAN, HAROLD (W)   
9\. BRISBON, HENRY (B)   
10\. BRITZ, DEWAYNE (W)   
11\. BROOKS, TERRENCE (B)   
12\. BROWN, ANTHONY (B)   
13\. BROWN, ANTON (B)   
14\. BURGESS, RAY (W)   
15\. BURT, RONALD (W)   
16\. BURTON, PETER (W)   
17\. BUSS, TIMOTHY (W)   
18\. CABALLERO, JUAN (L)   
19\. CAFFEY, FEDELL (B)   
20\. CASILLAS, ROBERT (L)   
21\. CASTEEL, LUTHER (W)   
22\. CEJA, RAUL (L)   
23\. CHAPMAN, REGINALD (B)   
24\. CHILDRESS, JOHN (B)   
25\. CLOUTIER, ROBERT (W)   
26\. COLE, JR., JOHN (W)   
27\. COLEMAN, DEDRICK (B)   
28\. CORTEZ, JUAN (L)   
29\. DAMERON, TONY (W)   
30\. DANIELS, ERIC D. (B)   
31\. DAVIS, CHRIS (B)   
32\. EASLEY, IKE (B)   
33\. EDWARDS, DANIEL (W)   
34\. EMERSON, DENNIS (B)   
35\. ENIS, ANTHONY (B)   
36\. EVANS, JOHNNIE LEE (B)   
37\. EVANS, JR., ROBERT L. (B)   
38\. FAIR, ROBERT (B)   
39\. FAYNE, LORENZO (B)   
40\. FLORES, MARIO (L) (sentence commuted to 40 years)   
41\. FOSTER, JAMES (B)   
42\. FRANKLIN, WILLIAM (B) (sentence commuted to 40 years)   
43\. GANUS, VICTOR (W)   
44\. GILLIAM, OASBY (B)   
45\. GOSIER, HARRY (B)   
46\. GRAHAM, EDWARD (B)   
47\. GRIFFIN, HENRY (B)   
48\. GRIFFITH, EVAN (B)   
49\. GUEST, ANTHONY (B)   
50\. HALL, ANTHONY (B)   
51\. HALL, FELIPE (B)   
52\. HARRIS, DAVID (B)   
53\. HARRIS, JAMES (B)   
54\. HARRIS, RALPH (B)   
55\. HAYNES, JONATHAN (W)   
56\. HEARD, DELBERT (B)   
57\. HENDERSON, DEMETRIUS (B)   
58\. HESTER, JOHN (B)   
59\. HICKEY, ARTHUR (W)   
60\. HICKS, JOJULIEN (B)   
61\. HOLMAN, TAFFORD (B)   
62\. HOOPER, MURRAY (B)   
63\. HOPE, EDGAR (B)   
64\. HUDSON, RENALDO (B)   
65\. JACKSON, LAWRENCE (B)   
66\. JAMISON, ERNEST (B)   
67\. JANES, RON (W)   
68\. JOHNSON, ANDREW (B)   
69\. JOHNSON, GRAYLAND (B)   
70\. JOHNSON, LENARD (B)   
71\. JOHNSON, MARK (B)   
72\. JOHNSON, MILTON (B)   
73\. JOHNSON, MONTELL (B) (sentence commuted to 40 years)   
74\. JONES, ANDRE (B)   
75\. JONES, ROBERT K. (W)   
76\. JONES, WILLIAM T. (B)   
77\. KARIM, SAMUEL (B)   
78\. KEENE, WILLIAM (W)   
79\. KIDD, LEONARD (B)   
80\. KING, DERRICK (B)   
81\. KING, MAURICE (B)   
82\. KIRCHNER, WILLIAM B. (W)   
83\. KITCHEN, RONALD (B)   
84\. KLINER, RONALD (W)   
85\. LASH, DALE (W)   
86\. LEAR, TUHRAN (B)   
87\. LEE, ERIC (B)   
88\. LUCAS, ROOSEVELT (B)   
89\. MACRI, GENO (W)   
90\. MAHAFFEY, JERRY (B)   
91\. MAHAFFEY, REGINALD (B)   
92\. MATA, BERNINA (L)   
93\. MCCALLISTER, MAYNARD (W)   
94\. MCDONALD, MAURICE (B)   
95\. MCLAURIN, CHARLES (B)   
96\. MCNEAL, ALDWIN (B)   
97\. MILLER, JOSEPH (W)   
98\. MITCHELL, ANTHONY (B)   
99\. MONTGOMERY, ULECE (B)   
100\. MOORE, COREY (B)   
101\. MOORE, EDWARD (W)   
102\. MORRIS, RICHARD (B)   
103\. MOSS, SANANTONE (B)   
104\. MUNSON, JAMES (B)   
105\. NEAL, JR., JOHN (W)   
106\. NEILSEN, NEILS (W)   
107\. NIEVES, HECTOR (L)   
108\. OAKS, DOUGLAS (W)   
109\. ODLE, THOMAS (W)   
110\. OWENS, ROBIN (B)   
111\. PAGE, PATRICK (W)   
112\. PECORARO, JOHN (W)   
113\. PEEPLES, WILLIAM (B)   
114\. PITSONBARGER, JIMMY (W)   
115\. PULLIAM, LATASHA (B)   
116\. RAINES, DANIEL (W)   
117\. REYNOLDS, SEAN CLAY (W)   
118\. RICHARDSON, FLOYD (B)   
119\. RILEY, WILLIAM (B)   
120\. RISSLEY, JEFFREY (W)   
121\. SANCHEZ, HECTOR (L)   
122\. SCOTT, LARRY (B)   
123\. SHATNER, DARRIN (W)   
124\. SHURN, KEITH (B)   
125\. SILAGY, CHARLES (W)   
126\. SIMMS, DARRYL (B)   
127\. SIMPSON, ROBERT (B)   
128\. SIMS, BOBBY (B)   
129\. SIMS, PARIS (B)   
130\. SMITH, DAVID (W)   
131\. SOLACHE, GABRIEL (L)   
132\. SPREITZER, EDWARD (W)   
133\. STRICKLAND, TYRONE (B)   
134\. SZABO, JOHN (W)   
135\. TAYLOR, PAUL ERIC (W)   
136\. TENNER, JAMES (B)   
137\. TERRELL, DREW (B)   
138\. THOMAS, WALTER (B)   
139\. TODD, ROBERT (W)   
140\. TOWNS, SHERRELL (B)   
141\. TURNER, ROBERT (W)   
142\. UMPHREY, THOMAS (W)   
143\. URDIALES, ANDREW (W)   
144\. WARD, JERRY (B)   
145\. WATFORD, MARLON (B)   
146\. WATSON, HENRY   
147\. WESTRAY, JAMES (W)   
148\. WILEY, HOWARD (B)   
149\. WILLIAMS, BOBBY (B)   
150\. WILLIAMS, DOROTHY (B)   
151\. WILLIAMS, ELTON (B)   
152\. WILLIAMS, FRANK (B)   
153\. WILLIAMS, JACQUELINE (B)   
154\. WILLIAMS, MICHAEL (B)   
155\. WILSON, GLENN (B)   
156\. WOOLLEY, MARTIN (W)   
157\. WRIGHT, PATRICK (W)

Governor Ryan also granted clemency to additional inmates who had been on death row but who had their sentences vacated and were awaiting a new sentencing hearing. These commutations are being challenged. (Chicago Tribune, January 15, 2003)

158\. BRACEY, WILLIAM (B)   
159\. BROWN, CORTEZ (B)   
160\. COLLINS, ROGER L. (B)   
161\. ERICKSON, PAUL S. (W)   
162\. FULLER, TYRONE (B)   
163\. KANTU, JUIUS (B)   
164\. MADEJ, GREGORY (W)   
165\. MORGAN, SAMUEL (B)   
166\. ST. PIERRE, ROBERT (W)   
167\. THOMPKINS, WILLIE (B)