The Illinois Senate’s minority leader proposed legislation Tuesday to overhaul the Democrat’s Prisoner Review Board, after it released a convicted domestic abuser who then attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son. Republican Leader John Curran criticized Gov. J.B.
Illinois Senate Republican John Curran, R-Downers Grove, explains legislation he is proposing to overhaul the Prisoner Review Board in this Tuesday, April 2, 2024 screen grab in Springfield, Ill. Two members of the board resigned last week after a prisoner with a history of domestic violence was released and a day later attacked a 33-year-old pregnant woman in Chicago and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son when he tried to protect her.
The dust-up prompted the resignation on March 25 of board member LeAnn Miller, who conducted Brand’s release hearing and wrote the report recommending he be freed. Later that day, board chairperson Donald Shelton also quit. Pritzker announced changes requiring the board to consult experts to develop training on domestic abuse and to improve the Department of Corrections’ process for sharing information with the board.
“We’ve been warning about the lack of qualifications of some of the governor’s appointees for years,” Plummer said. “I don’t know why it’s taken a dead child for people to finally recognize some of these people are not qualified to serve on the board. My Democratic colleagues have largely taken a step back and allowed the governor’s office to drive the train.”
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