‘These are not casual decisions.’ Changing dynamics about crime and politics have wide-ranging influence on state board. – Chicago Tribune*

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 governor’s own political party. How a little-known state board became a flashpoint for controversy also demonstrates how much has changed about politics and crime in just a few short years.
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debtsor
2 years ago

Seems more humane to keep older prisoners incarcerated where they can get medical attention instead of releasing them into the streets where they will likely die without medical care.

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