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Illinois Prison Review Board Member Resigns After Fatal Parolee Attack on 11-Year-Old Boy

Chicago, Illinois – A member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board resigned after approving the release of a known domestic abuser, who went on to fatally attack an 11-year-old child and his pregnant mother in Edgewater. LeAnn Miller presided over Crosetti Brand’s parole hearing, granting his release a day before the tragic incident occurred. Brand, a 37-year-old parolee from the Stateville Correctional Center, was placed under electronic monitoring on March 12 after serving approximately seven …

Philadelphia Prisons Commissioner Resigns Amid Escapes and Deaths: What’s Next for the City’s Correctional System?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Blanche Carney, the commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Prisons, is stepping down from her role following a string of inmate deaths and escapes. Carney, who has been overseeing the city’s four prisons and jails since 2016, announced her retirement in a letter to staff, with her last day set for April 5. Under Carney’s leadership, Philadelphia’s prisons have faced escalating violence and the escape of four inmates within a six-month period last …