The Commission

The series is about the highly controversial issue of the death penalty. The story develops out of real events, stemming from when the Governor of Illinois, George Ryan, put a moratorium on Capitol Punishment. This was due to the fact that the cases of four death row inmates, which were investigated by civil rights groups, were over turned when the men were proven to be innocent. They were subsequently released from prison.




This show will focus on Judge Harold Couch, a Cook County, (Chicago), judge, who is a staunch supporter of the death penalty and five other community leaders. They include Judge Andrew Barnes, rookie District Attorney William Hurst, Rev. Ernest Long III, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter, Sandra Roberts, and retired State Senator Alfonso Franco. A year after the moratorium was issued, the new Governor, Collin Fitzgerald, promised to bring back the death penalty, due to the increase of violent crimes in Chicago. Gov. Fitzgerald officially commissioned Judge Couch and his group to reinvestigate upcoming death sentences to either confirm the sentences or rescind them.

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[wikipedosuk]

Fuk COMISION SAME SHIT AS IPR!Cook county residents listen good: never re-eclect Judges james n karakalotor room 209. I made some mistake i gladly paid4trafik but i had seat belts on.some say he is qualified judge but thats pure bs. Just like judge dorothy b jones. By reelectin this shit u r reelectin trash who dont know what fukin justic is assumin in fukd up usa ever was!

[mst3k4evur]

George Ryan won't leave federal prison until 2013, no wonder he sympathizes with his fellow felons.

[cgmcmillan]

dude, the courts have weighed in on the veracity of the tortured confessions. Sumner is referencing Patterson's case as a precedent for granting a new hearing to a guy in prison where there is no other evidence in his case tying him to the crime and the officers involved are the same ones taking the 5th.

[mst3k4evur]

Patterson's conviction means he a gun/drug dealer and since they tend to kill in large numbers, it makes him seem like a likely killer. This in turn makes him seem like a liar, having said he was innocent of both the murder and later drug/gun charges.

[cgmcmillan]

yes, court rulings based on civil litigation, findings of the OPS - see goldstone report, independent findings by special prosecutor. Chicago has paid millions in lawyer fees and litigation because of torture. GOOGLE JON BURGE AND READ ALL ABOUT IT. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.

[cgmcmillan]

Yes, they were innocent. On Aug.14,2007 Judge Sumner in a post conviction proceeding 83-CR-4979 granted James Andrews agreed to a hearing to throw out a coerced confession and referenced as a precendent, People v. Patterson, 192Ill.2d93 2000. Appellate courts, OPS concur with evidence of systematic torture in area 2. Patterson's new conviction has no bearing on the Jon Burge torture ring.

[mst3k4evur]

Do you really believe those released from death row are actually innocent? What about Aaron Patterson's conviction charges of gun and drug trafficking a few months after his release?

[mst3k4evur]

Any proof of that beyond the word of convicted killers and suspects?

[cgmcmillan]

Ryan's not in prison. He's free pending his appeal. Do you know anything about Jon Burge? Heard of him? Google his name. At least 14 black men ended up on death row that were tortured by him. Dig up stuff like that and then you can begin to understand why Ryan was compeled to empty death row.

[mst3k4evur]

You know George Ryan is in prison now right? What right did he have to overturn the decisions of judges, prosecutors and juries and then leave office with no accountability to the voters?