Pritzker taps former Rauner chief of staff, former judge for PRB
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday named a former Cook County judge and the chief of staff of his Republican predecessor to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday named a former Cook County judge and the chief of staff of his Republican predecessor to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.
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"This is the result of failed tough-on-crime rhetoric meant merely to incite fear and score cheap political points," said Jennifer Soble, executive director of the Illinois Prison Project.