"Deadline, an excellent documentary...chronicling the astonishingly flawed criminal justice system in Illinois." --Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times In January 2003, Republican Governor George Ryan granted blanket clemency to all 167 people on death row in Illinois, commuting their sentences to life without parole. With astounding access to special clemency hearings, the death row prisoners, exonerated men and Governor Ryan himself, directors Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson bring us directly into the emotional and legal storm surrounding Ryan's extraordinary decision.