A man sentenced to over 300 years in prison for the murders of a Woodstock woman and a McHenry man in 1970 was denied parole earlier this week by the state’s prison review board. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board on Thursday unanimously voted to deny parole to Phillip Soper. Soper, 73, is currently serving two […]
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‘The administration is placing criminals above victims’: New measure would make changes to Illinois Prisoner Review Board
(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that he says would better support crime victims by revamping the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which grants and denies parole to inmates. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, plans to file legislation that would make changes to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. “We […]