Weekly Crime Poll: Should Capital Punishment be Banned?

By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide:

March 11, 2011

This week Illinois became the 16th state to ban capital punishment. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a law banning the death penalty starting July 1, 2011. He also commuted the sentences of the 15 inmates on death row to life sentences without parole.

In 2000, Governor George Ryan placed a moratorium on executions after 13 death row inmates were exonerated, an act which Quinn has upheld.

Opponents of the ban argue that today's advancements in DNA technology and videotaped interrogations help protect the innocent against the possibilities of wrongful executions.

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Once you get to the poll click on (Yes, No or Undecided ) for your answer of the death penalty ban.