Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. He served prison time for federal corruption charges.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91.

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