Illinois Prisoner Review Board Members Matt Coates of Normal, Jared Bohland of Decatur, Julie Globokar of Oak Park and Robin Schoffner of Chicago | Linkedin
Illinois Prisoner Review Board Members Matt Coates of Normal, Jared Bohland of Decatur, Julie Globokar of Oak Park and Robin Schoffner of Chicago | Linkedin
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Prisoner Review Board is under fire for showing leniency to 37 year-old violent felon Crosetti Brand, who had repeatedly violated orders of protection and threatened his ex-girlfriend.
On March 13, a day after his release from state prison, Brand went to his ex-girlfriend's apartment where he critically wounded her, then stabbed her eleven year-old son to death after he tried to protect his mother.
Brand was released on the recommendation of a report by LeeAnn Miller, 63, of Junction in Gallatin County.
Carmen Terrones (L) and Krystal Tison (R) are members of Illinois' Prisoner Review Board.
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Pritzker announced Miller resigned on Monday.
Two fellow board members, Ken Tupy of Springfield and Krystal Tison of Harrisburg, concurred with Miller's order.
Board members, all appointed by Pritzker, conduct parole hearings for prison inmates where they can grant them early release.
The board is to have 15 members; it currently has eleven.
Who are they?
- Jared Bohland, 37, Decatur
Previous Work: Domestic violence "client services coordinator," Dove, Inc.; "Public housing specialist" for Decatur Housing Authority.
- Matt Coates, 36, Normal
Previous Work: Director of Communications for Bloomington School District 87; Member of McLean County Board; "Restorative justice" specialist for a non-profit, "Project Oz;" Played basketball for Illinois State University (2008-11).
- Willie Delgado, 67, Chicago (Hermosa)
Previous Work: Delgado served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1996-2006 and then in the Illinois State Senate from 2006-2016; He previously worked as a probation and parole officer in Miami.
- Julie Globokar, 43, Oak Park
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Jul. 2022
Previous Work: College professor in criminal justice; Spent eight years at Kent State (Ohio) and three at Concordia University in River Forest; PhD from UIC in Criminology, Law and Justice.
- D. Marie ("DarrylDean") Goff, 73, Lawrenceville
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in May 2023
Previous Work: "Restorative justice trainer and practitioner" who spent 23 years as Executive Director with Cra-Wa-La Volunteers in Probation, Inc., which receives federal grants to counsel ex-cons.
- Jeff Grubbs, 54, Carbondale
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Nov. 2022
Previous Work: Former Carbondale Chief of Police and police officer there, 1991-2020.
- Rodger Heaton, 64, Chicago- Loop
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in May 2022
Previous Work: Attorney; Former U.S. Dept. of Justice Prosecutor; U.S. Attorney for Central District of Illinois (2006-2009); Served as Illinois Director of Public Safety under Gov. Bruce Rauner and as Rauner's Chief of Staff.
- Robin D. Shoffner, 63, Chicago-South Loop
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in May 2022
Previous Work: Former Cook County Traffic Division Judge, Assistant Corp. Counsel for City of Chicago under Mayor Richard M. Daley; "Went to law school was to understand civil rights so that I could advocate for a more just society."
- Carmen Terrones, 58, La Grange Park
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in June 2022
Previous Work: Worked with Cook County Juvenile Probation Department and Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice; "Exposure to restorative justice." Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Krystal S. Tison, 72, Harrisburg
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in May 2023
Previous Work: Attorney; Public Defender; Former Southeastern Illinois College District 533 Board member.
- Ken Tupy, 66, Springfield
Appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in May 2021
Previous Work: Attorney; Former Sangamon County Assistant State's Attorney; Chief Legal Counsel for Illinois Prisoner Review Board, 1998-2016.
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