With Few Granted, Time Is Fleeting for People in Illinois Prisons Hoping for Medical Release: My Hope Is Waning | Chicago News wttw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wttw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Anchor Fred Martino talks with Jennifer Soble, Executive Director of the Illinois Prison Project. Analysis from Jason Piscia-Director, Public Affairs Reporting Program, University of IL Springfield
Terminally ill or medically incapacitated prisoners can apply for early release. But the Illinois Prisoner Review Board has denied twice as many requests as it OKed and seven prisoners died months after their applications were rejected, an Injustice Watch / WBEZ investigation found.