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"Correction" by Ben Austen examines parole and incarceration in Illinois, a topic not foremost on the minds of voters. Maybe it should be.
A silver cross rested flat on Johnnie “Khalif” Veal’s chest as he lifted and carried his chair up the stairs to the stage of First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650
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 ...
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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