Pritzker Prisoner Review Board Releases Violent Criminals, Making us Less Safe
The death of an 11 year old boy at the hands of a violent criminal is just another example of Illinois Democrats’ radical ideology making Illinois communities less safe
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“To say that the Democratic Party is soft on crime is a massive understatement.
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From Democratic lawmakers passing legislation that lets criminals out of jail before a trial can even be held to radical State’s Attorney’s prioritizing criminal justice reform over keeping violent criminals locked up, Democrats continue to disappoint.
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Governor Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board’s most recent failure to protect an innocent 11 year old boy from a criminal that should have never been released from jail is just another example of their radical ideology put into practice.
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The death of an 11 year old boy at the hands of a violent criminal is just another example of Illinois Democrats’ radical ideology making Illinois communities less safe.
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In response to the recent death of an 11 year old boy by a violent criminal released by Governor Pritker’s Prisoner Review Board, Speaker Full Name, Speaker Title of the Organization Name, criticized Governor Pritzker and Illinois Democrats for their “soft on crime” approach to public safety. Speaker Last Name voiced his concerns on April 4, following the boy’s death.
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According to Fox News, the man charged with the murder of the 11 year old boy, Jayden Perkins is Crosetti Brand. Brand was in the middle of a 16-year sentence for aggravated assault and a home invasion when he was paroled and released from the Stateville Correctional Center. “The next morning, he forced his way into Laterria Smith's Chicago apartment and fatally stabbed her son, 11-year-old Jayden Perkins, as he came to the aid of his mother, who was also stabbed, said police.”
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The death of Perkins received national media attention, including a 5 minute segment on CNN’s Newsnight program, hosted by Abby D. Phillips. In the segment later posted to Phillips’ twitter ,the CNN anchor provides viewers the story of Perkins’ young life and the details of what led to his death. Phillips referred to Perkins as “a beautiful eleven year old boy who had his entire life ahead of him”, citing his passion for dancing and playing with friends. After highlighting the details of the criminal responsible for Perkins’ death, Phillips went on to say: “the system failed Jayden, the adults who were supposed to protect him and his whole family failed.”
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State Senator Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville is pushing for reforms to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. According to Center Square, at a recent news conference, Plummer said previous administrations were far less likely to parole dangerous criminals. “Governor Pritzker's PRB is more than twice as likely to release someone from prison. We’re talking about people like the notorious Starved Rock killer, people like Paula Sims, multiple cop killers, child molesters and rapists.”
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Republican leaders in the Illinois State Senate, specifically Minority Leader John Curran R-Downers Grove, are pushing legislation that he argues would help prevent similar tragedies, according to the Center Square, by “proposing that parole board members must have 20 years experience working in the criminal justice system, and undergo extensive training on the warning signs and outcomes of domestic violence.” Curran went on to say “Here we have the prisoner review board and Department of Corrections both complicit in the death of a child and the governor talks about the process being political. Please, that is nonsense. The governor needs to lead. We have had enough of his failures to run the agencies under his control.”
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According to WTTW’s Amanda Vinicky, “Illinois Democrats have in recent years been intentionally reticent to enhance penalties, as part of a broader restorative justice approach” to public safety.
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In an article published by the Illinois Policy Institute, the number of homicides in Chicago in 2023 was higher than any other American city, including New York and Los Angeles - 644 killings occurred across the city last year. The Illinois Policy Institute article also brought attention to the fact that Chicago also led the nation with 76 school-aged children killed in just a 12 month period.
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