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Illinois Prisoner Review Board Member Resigns After Tragic Incident

Illinois Prisoner Review Board member resigns after releasing man with domestic violence history, who committed murder post-release. Governor vows safeguards.

Appeals court tosses Chicago cop-killer’s ‘excessive sentence’ after he was denied parole more than 30 times

Ronnie Carrasquillo will be resentenced after 46 years in prison after the court ruled the Illinois Prisoner Review Board didn’t give him a “meaningful’ opportunity for parole.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2023

2 months after being gutted over accusations of being soft on crime, parole board frees 2 men convicted of Chicago-area killings

In March, the Illinois Senate rejected the appointments of two interim board members. A third quit rather than face a vote. With 2 new members, the board returned Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 26, 2022

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Changing dynamics about crime and politics have wide-ranging influence on Illinois Prisoner Review Board

CHICAGO — When a group of Democratic state senators joined Republicans in rejecting two of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s nominees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board last month, it became clear that crime has become such a big issue in this year’s elections it is even driving some divisions within the…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 27, 2022

Commentary: The Illinois Prisoner Review Board is a mess of Pritzker’s making

Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been gradually and quietly transforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which is responsible for deciding whether to release some of the state’s most violent criminals from prison early, to fit his “weak on crime” agenda. That is, until now. Senate Democrats who covered…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 4, 2022

Pritzker compares Illinois GOP to QAnon after state Senate rejects parole board appointees

Pritzker pronounced the GQP acronym slowly and carefully in response to a question about Monday’s state Senate vote. It’s been used by some Democrats nationally to label Republicans as the “Grand QAnon Party,” more interested in dismantling government and chasing dark conspiracy theories than…

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2022

Two Pritzker appointees to Illinois Prisoner Review Board out — amid criticism over votes to parole killers of police officers

Both Eleanor Wilson, whose appointment was voted down by the state Senate, and Oreal James, who resigned, drew sharp criticism for their votes last year to grant parole to Joseph Hurst and Johnny Veal, two men accused of killing police officers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2022

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Illinois Prisoner Review Board should not be crippled for political gain

Despite the hyperbole and tough-on-crime rhetoric from Republican lawmakers, the Review Board is a moderate body, integral to the functioning of the justice system.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2022

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