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After complaints about Pritzker s Prisoner Review Board, advocates say it s become too strict

Ronnie Carrasquillo has been locked up for more than four decades for the 1976 murder of a Chicago police officer. Now 65, he’s come close to freedom on three occasions in recent years. Carrasquillo went before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Each time, he was narrowly denied parole by a vote of 7 to 6. In two of those cases, the seven votes were in favor of parole .

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Pritzker defends denials of medical release requests from dying and disabled prisoners

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker defended the number of dying and disabled prisoners released under a landmark law that went into effect early last year at a news conference Thursday.

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Dying, disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars despite law

Prisoners in Illinois can request early release if terminally ill and expected to die within 18 months or medically incapacitated and need help with daily tasks.

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INJUSTICE WATCH/WBEZ: Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law

INJUSTICE WATCH/WBEZ: Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law
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Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law

Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law
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