Illinois Senate Republicans are demanding reform for the Prisoner Review Board after Crosetti Brand allegedly stabbed 11-year-old Jayden Perkins to death after being released from prison the day before.
Illinois Prisoner Review Board member LeAnn Miller is stepping down after Crosetti Brand was accused in the Chicago stabbing death of Jayden Perkins.Crosetti Brand appeared before a judge Wednesday and waived his right to council, saying he wants to represent himself at trial.Brand, 37, has been accused of killing 11-year old Jayden Perkins and attempting to kill his mother, who Perkins tried to protect. TheFamily members of the boy left court feeling let down by the system.
"At the end of the day, it was the governor... Governor Pritzker's Prisoner Review Board that released Crosetti Brand despite overwhelming evidence he was dangerous to this family," Illinois state Senator John Curran said. Governor Pritzker spoke earlier this week of the challenge to replace two members of the Prisoner Review Board.
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