Three of the last seven Illinois governors have ended up in federal prison. The newest member of this club of ill-repute is Republican George H. Ryan, who left office in 2003.The Chicago Sun-Times has an update on Ryan, best known outside of the state for his anti-death penalty activism.
Ryan had been incarcerated at the federal facility in Oxford, Wisconsin. Ryan's age, however, forced a move to the Federal Prison Camp in Terre Haute, Indiana. The health care facilities are better there, and prison officials want inmates who are over 70--Ryan is 74--at correctional centers like Terre Haute.
At Oxford, the former governor's work detail involved janitorial duties.
Ryan's successor, Democrat Rod Blagojevich, lied to the people of Illinois when he said that he'd "govern as a reformer" during his 2003 inaugural address. Although he has not been accused of wrongdoing, two men who are close to the governor, Christopher Kelly and Tony Rezko, have been indicted. The charges against Kelly do not involve political corruption.
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