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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

STATE OF ILLINOIS PAT QUINN, GOVERNOR PRISONER REVIEW BOARD Adam P. Monreal, Chairman

The Honorable Pat Quinn Office of the Governor 207 Statehouse Springfield, Illinois 62706

Dear Governor Quinn:

As Chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, I present to you the thirty-eighth annual report for the calendar year 2014.

The Prisoner Review Board has two primary objectives. The first and foremost objective is to maintain the safety of the residents of the State of Illinois. The residents of the State are entitled to live in their communities knowing that their State officials are working toward reducing the crime rate.

The second objective is to develop strategies, programs, procedures and policies to ensure that ex-offenders are safely returned into their communities. The Prisoner Review Board is working with the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Attorney General’s Office and State & local law enforcement agencies to ensure that ex-offenders receive the proper support, monitoring and education so that ex-offenders can obtain sufficient employment opportunities and education. With proper education and employment we can divert ex-offenders from their criminal past. The Prisoner Review Board works and collab- orates with other public and private agencies that provide assistance and programming to ex-offenders in their transition. An ex-offender’s successful transition to their community provides these individuals with the opportunity to become productive residents of the State therefore, reducing the rate of recidivism in the State. The criminal justice system continues to change and will always evolve to society’s demands.

The Illinois Prisoner Review Board is a pivotal State Agency in the State’s criminal justice system. The State of Illinois has always held a position of prominence within the criminal justice system. The Prisoner Review Board has promoted and supported statutory changes in the law that protect the rights of law abiding residents and the victims of criminal behavior. The Prisoner Review Board has proposed legislation that provides second opportunities to ex-offenders who have demonstrated that their criminal behavior is part of their past.

Recognizing the State and the Union are entering a new era within the criminal justice system, the Prisoner Review Board continues to adapt to the changes in order address the multitude of issues that confront the Board.

The Prisoner Review Board will continued to strive in order develop and implement strategic methods in the parole system order to achieve the goal of making the State of Illinois a leader in transitioning ex-offenders into the community.

Sincerely,

Adam Monreal Chairman

319 E. MADISON STREET, SUITE A / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62701 / (217) 782-7273 FAX: (217) 524-0012 WEBSITE: www.state.il.us/prb 1

PRISONER REVIEW BOARD STAFF

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Kenneth Tupy Chief Legal Counsel Tracy Buckley Chief of Operations Nichole Damhoff Chief Administrative Officer/ Clemency & Victim Notification

STAFF

Colette Knoles Executive Clemency Liaison Kelly Knappmeyer Executive Clemency Liaison Shunique Joiner King Hearing Officer Kim Morrison Victim Services Liaison Angie Asbrock Institutional Liaison Shannon Austin Institutional Liaison Regina Bosie Institutional Liaison Robin Miller Institutional Liaison Veronica Sherman Institutional Liaison Debbie White Institutional Liaison Valorie Ford Office Assistant Chuck Eguez Office Assistant Constance Slightom Office Assistant Fredrick Howard Office Clerk

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..….4-6

SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTIVITIES –ADULT…………………………..……………….7

ADULT RELEASE REVIEWS……….……………………………………………….……..7

ADULT FINAL DISCHARGES…………...………………………………………...….……8

ADULT PAROLE REVIEWS………………………………………………………….……..8

ADULT PAROLE CASES BY CORRECTIONAL CENTER………………………...……9

ADULT PAROLE CASES …………………………….…………………………………....10

DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM …………………………………………... …….………….10

ADULT GOOD CONDUCT CREDITS………………………...…………………………..11

SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTIVITIES –JUVENILE………………………………..….…12

JUVENILE PAROLE CASES BY YOUTH CENTER…………………………….…..…..13

JUVENILE CASES REVIEWED.………………….……………………………….………14

KING HEARINGS ………………………...………………..……………...………..………14

EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY HEARINGS; BY DOCKET ………………………………….15

VICTIM NOTIFICATION STATS ………………………………………………………….16

BOARD MEMBER PROFILES………………………………….………………………17-20

3 INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION County Jail at least once each month. On any given month, the Board will visit all institutions, Prior to February 1, 1978, the sometimes twice a month, to con- Illinois Prisoner Review Board duct its hearings. (“the Board”) was a division of the Illinois Department of Cor- Executive Clemency rections (“IDOC”) known as the Perhaps the most visible work the Parole and Pardon Board. To- Board does involves executive day the Board is a quasi-judicial clemency proceedings, which entity that makes decisions con- occur four times a year. Twice in cerning adult and juvenile prison Chicago and two times in Spring- inmate matters. By Statue it is field the Board convenes to hear currently composed of 15 mem- petitions from individuals seek- bers who are appointed by the ing clemency in the form of a Governor, with the approval of pardon, an expungement, a com- the State Senate. mutation or some other form of relief from the Governor. Confi- While the number of classic pa- dential recommendations are role cases has decreased in recent made to the Governor after these years, today the greater part of hearings are held and they are the Board’s time is employed in sent to his office for a final deter- holding parole revocation hear- mination. Most petitioners re- ings, consisting of technical and quest public hearings, but the new sentence revocations. The Board also reviews petitions dockets are approximately 10,333 without a public hearing if the cases a year. These hearings are petitioner so chooses. held at the various penal institutions around the state. The hear- Victim Notification ings can be complex fact-finding One of the Board’s other histori- affairs involving attorneys on cally significant mandates has both sides of the questions, wit- been to provide victim notifica- ness testimony, cross- tion services. The Board has an examinations, and volumes of award-winning, specialized vic- documentary evidence. tim notification unit devoted to alerting victims and their families This kind of hearing and review- of the impending release of an ing activity at both juvenile and inmate from IDOC. adult institutions is at the heart of The Victim Notification Unit the Board’s duties. Board mem- (“VNU”) documents the names bers and staff travel to each insti- The VNU has always facilitated tution of the Illinois Department the victims’ desire to inform the of Corrections and to the Cook Board of their opinions about the individuals who victimized them.

4 By allowing the victims to be in- down to approximately 162 in the volved in the process, it is the course of the years. These hear- Board’s intention to assist them ings continue to be held across in experiencing less frustration the state and constitute the with the criminal justice system. Board’s most contested and de- Victims and their loved ones call, liberated hearings. The Board write or very often meet with convenes two times a month at its Board members to register their Springfield headquarters to thor- opposition to parole or to request oughly discuss and vote on these special conditions of parole. This special cases. is all coordinated by a small, ded- icated staff that compose the Other Hearings VNU and the Operations Unit. The Board also reviews Illinois Board members and staff work Department of Correction's rec- closely with victim advocates and ommendations for revocation of state’s attorneys throughout Illi- inmate good conduct credits nois to coordinate efforts to pro- when there has been an alleged tect the rights of crime victims. violation of institutional rules. It provides a hearing to permit an The Board also convenes at least inmate to make a defense, if de- twice a month to deliberate and sired, against the allegation, then prepare orders which enumerate decides whether to revoke these the conditions that an inmate credits. The Board is further au- shall abide by while on parole/ thorized to review IDOC recom- mandatory supervised release. mendations for restoration of lost On an average month the Board credits in cases in which an in- will issue approximately 2,000 mate's good behavior appears to orders for these inmates who will merit such a reward. More than be placed on mandatory super- 2,400 such hearings are conduct- vised release pursuant to law. ed each year.

C-Number Hearings Juvenile Hearings Before 1978 one of the Board's Finally, the Board carries out primary mandates was to hold specialized juvenile parole hear- parole eligibility hearings for ings at eight juvenile institutions prison inmates whose sentences each month under provisions of were of indeterminate durations. the Juvenile Court Act. These After that date, when determinate hearings mirror the adult hearings (flat) sentences were legislated in described above, but are conduct- Illinois, the number of classic ed pursuant to different laws than parole hearings for what have those observed in the adult hear- become known as C-number in- ings. mates, was fixed at a group of approximately 16,500 inmates, a number that has been whittled

5 Recidivism With the State confronting a recidivism The Board continues to hear clemency re- rate of approximately 47.1%, the reinte- quests and makes confidential recommenda- gration of individuals back into society tions to the Governor. The Governor has from incarceration is challenging. Pres- made final decisions on 1,041 clemency ently, there is an emerging belief that the cases this year. larger price is being borne by society, since the practical barriers facing people with criminal records make it more like- ly that they will slip back into a life of crime if not effectively addressed.

One of the overwhelming requests to the Prisoner Review Board on clemency issues is that persons with convictions cannot get jobs. Many employers refuse to give jobs to convicted persons because they don’t trust convicted persons, they are afraid of lawsuits on negligent hiring, insurance companies and in some cases because of legal prohibitions re- garding hiring of convicted persons. However, the lack of jobs is compound- ing the problem. Persons who have been convicted, after they have finished their time are returning back to community only to find they can no longer get jobs. They are on public aid and because they cannot earn a living return to a life of crime in order to survive.

In order to break the high rate of recidivism, we must allow convicted persons to become law-abiding citizens. By in- troducing rehabilitation programs which specifically aid those who have served their debt to society, this goal can be at- tained.

6 ILLINOIS PRISONER REVIEW BOARD SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTIVITY-ADULT

TYPE OF HEARING NUMBER OF CASES

Parole Reviews/C-Numbers 83

Good Conduct Requests 2,453

Release Reviews 23,826

Parole/Release Revocations 8,296

Final Discharges 2,209

Executive Clemency 646

Cases Revised/Amended 565

Cases Continued 1,825

Cases Revised by Parole Agent 1,726 Requests Rehearing Request and 272 Reconsideration Requests Total Adult Considerations 41,901

ADULT RELEASE REVIEWS

Mandatory Supervised Release 23,826 Reviews

ADULT FINAL DISCHARGES

Total Cases Considered 2,209

Total Cases Granted 2,085

Discharge Consideration 94.3% Approval Rate

Adult Final Discharges

2,085 Cases Granted

Cases Denied

124

ADULT PAROLE REVIEWS/C-NUMBERS

Total Cases Considered 83 Total Cases Granted 0

Parole Consideration 0% Approval Rate

Parole Hearing Reviews Adult Cases Parole Granted 83 Parole Denied

ADULT PAROLE CASES/C-NUMBERS BY CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Center Cases Decided Parole Parole Parole Rate Granted Denied Big Muddy River 4 0 4 0% Centralia 2 0 2 0% Danville 7 0 7 0% Decatur 0 0 0 0% Dixon 23 0 23 0% Dwight 0 0 0 0% East Moline 0 0 0 0% Graham 4 0 4 0% Hill 7 0 7 0% Illinois River 6 0 6 0% Jacksonville 0 0 0 0% Lawrence 5 0 5 0% Lincoln 0 0 0 0% Logan 1 0 1 0% Menard 11 0 11 0% NRC 0 0 0 0% Pinckneyville 3 0 3 0% Pontiac 3 0 3 0% Robinson 0 0 0 0% Shawnee 0 0 0 0% Sheridan 0 0 0 0% Southwestern 0 0 0 0% Stateville 4 0 4 0% Taylorville 0 0 0 0% Vandalia 0 0 0 0% Vienna 0 0 0 0% Western 3 0 3 0% TOTAL 83 0 83 0%

*The numbers reflected within this chart pertain to those inmates who remain incarcerated under pre-1978 sentencing laws.

ADULT PAROLE CASES / C-NUMBERS

Adult Parole Cases Custody

Currently Incarcerated 162

Currently Paroled 39

Total 201

KING HEARINGS

King Hearings Conducted 2910

King Hearings with Probable Cause 1889 Found

Rate 64.9%

ADULT GOOD CONDUCT CREDITS

Revocations Number of Cases Reviewed 1,659 Revoked 762 Lowered 744 Disapproved 153

Restorations Number of Cases Reviewed 783 Restored 730 Lowered 11 Disapproved 42

Adult Good Conduct Credit Reviews

Revocations Restorations

1,734

783

SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTIVITY - JUVENILE

JUVENILE HEARINGS NUMBER OF CASES Hearing Reviews 1,083 Annual Reviews 117 Good Conduct Reviews 0 Release Reviews (MSR) 12 Revocation Reviews 768 Discharge Reviews 368 Cases Revised/Amended 198 Cases Continued 383 TOTAL JUVENILE REVIEWS 2,929

Juvenile Hearings (By Hearing)

Hearing Reviews Annual Reviews Good Conduct Reviews Release Reviews (MSR)

Revocation Reviews Cases Revised/Amended Cases Continued Discharge Reviews

368 1,083 383

198

117 12 0

768

JUVENILE PAROLE REVIEWS BY YOUTH CENTER

Youth Center Cases Decided Parole Granted Rate Chicago 144 121 84% Harrisburg 215 175 81% Kewanee 156 148 95% Père-Marquette 141 111 79% St. Charles 345 320 93% Warrenville 82 78 95% TOTAL 1,083 953 88%

400 Juvenile Parole Hearings 350

Parole Granted 300 Cases Decided

250 gs in ar e H 200 l ta To 150

100

Youth Center

1013

JUVENILE CASES REVIEWED

Parole Hearing Reviews 1,083

Paroles Granted 953

Rate 88%

Discharge Reviews 368

Discharges Granted 232

Rate 63%

Parole Revocation Hearings 768

Paroles Revoked 491

Rate 64%

14 2014 EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY PETITIONS REVIEWED BY THE PRISONER REVIEW BOARD

January 153

April 149

July 182

October 162

Total Hearings 646

2014 EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY PETITIONS ACTED UPON BY THE GOVERNOR*

Granted Pardons/ 81 Expungements Denied 958

Commutation of Sentence 2

Total Petitions Acted Upon 1,041

*Petitions heard from previous years.

15 2014 CERTIFICATE OF SEALINGS

No. of Petitions Received 21

No. of Petitions Granted 15

Rate 71.4%

On January 1, 2014, the Legislature changed the law to allow for sealing of Class 3 and Class 4 of the fol- lowing felony offenses: Deceptive Practice, Theft, Forgery, Possession of Burglary Tools, Possession of Cannabis, Possession of a Controlled Substance and a Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Sub- stance (Class 3 Felony). For a full list of qualifying offenses, reference the agency’s website at www.state.il.us/prb, under the Certificates of Sealing.

A Certificate of Sealing may be issued by a panel of three members with a unanimous vote to recommend that the court order the sealing of all official records of the arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Department of State Police concerning the arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony.

2014 CERTIFICATE OF EXPUNGEMENT FOR MILITARY

No. of Petitions Received 1

No. of Petitions Granted 1

Rate 100%

On January 1, 2014, the Legislature changed the law to allow a person who after been convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or any other state and had received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or any other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the requirements.

For a list of offenses that qualify, reference the agency’s website at www.state.il.us/prb, under the Certifi- cate of Expungement for Military. VICTIM NOTIFICATION UNIT (ACTIVITY)

2014 Victim Notification 235 Registrants Adult Release Notifications 534

Total Number of Victim 21,291 Registrants

235

# of Victims Registered for 2014 Total # of Registrants 21,291

16 BOARD MEMBER PROFILES

as a detective and polygraph examin- er. While serving in this capacity ADAM MONREAL, CHAIR, ap- Mr. Bowers was able to earn his pointed in August 2010, Mr. Monreal Bachelor’s Degree from Bradley received his Bachelor’s Degree in University in 1971. Offering a brief Criminal Justice in 1990 from Loyola conclusion to his career with the Peo- University of Chicago and a Doctor- ria Police Department Mr. Bowers ate in Jurisprudence in 1994 from entered the private practice in 1976. Northern Illinois University college Within this period Mr. Bowers re- of Law in 1994. He began his legal mained a strong supporter of the cor- career as an Assistant State’s Attor- rectional system where he would ney for Cook County. Later he be- conduct both commercial and crimi- came the Assistant to the Mayor for nal polygraph examinations. Public Safety of the City of Chicago, where he was the liaison from the In 1988 he accepted a position at Mayor’s Office to all City of Chicago OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, departments in regards to public safe- Peoria, where he retired in 2006 as ty related matters. After leaving the Director of Facilities, Security and Mayor’s Office, Mr. Monreal prac- Planning. Mr. Bowers continued to ticed law in the area of Trusts and administer polygraph examinations Estates and Real Estate. In February, for law enforcement and defense attor- 2010, he became the supervisor of neys until 2006. the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit for the Illinois Department of EDITH CRIGLER, MEMBER, Ap- Insurance. pointed October 2011, has been employed in a variety of human service ANGELIA BLACKMAN- positions in Chicago for over 40 DONOVAN, MEMBER, appointed in years. She holds a BA in Political August 2010. Mrs. Blackman- Science and a Para Legal Certificate Donovan has practiced law since from Roosevelt University and an 1977, in criminal prosecution and MA Degree in Administration and defense, juvenile court prosecution Social Policy from the University of and defense and in civil litigation. Chicago, School of Social Service She resides in Belleville, St. Clair Administration. She is a nationally County, Illinois, with her husband of certified Balance and Restorative 30 years and their three sons. Justice Trainer, and was an Adjunct Professor in the Criminal Justice De- EDWARD BOWERS, MEMBER partment at Chicago State University. appointed March 2006 Mr. Bowers She is also a social work field in- brings a long history of public ser- structor at the University of Chica- vice to the Prisoner Review Board. go’s School of Social Service Ad- His career began in 1966 where he ministration and Chicago State Uni- served the Peoria Police Department versity Social Work Department.

17 Worker with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Ms. Crigler was one of the first advocates in Chicago’s Domestic Violence In the field of education, with the City court and has a long history of working Colleges of Chicago, Mr. Diaz has on behalf of victims of domestic vio- been a full-time Criminal Jus- lence and other individuals who have tice Instructor, and student advisor/ been marginalized. Her special interest counselor. He was also an instructor at is and has been in the area of rights and the Chicago Police Academy and protection of women and children. She the Cook County Sheriff's Police Acad- has designed and conducted workshops emy where he taught courses in Tacti- for human service and law enforcement cal Communications, Child Abuse In- professionals focused on the myriad of vestigations and Psychology of Variant issues germane to poverty. She has Behavior. His educational history con- served as a para legal and policy spe- sists of a bachelors degree in Sociolo- cialist for Metropolitan Family Ser- gy, a masters degree in Counseling vices where she reviewed systemic Psychology, and finalizing work to- problems of poverty both in metropoli- ward the doctoral degree in education. tan Chicago and the rest of the State of Illinois. She has a strong expertise in CRAIG FINDLEY, MEMBER, translating bureaucratic language into appointed in February 2001. Mr. Find- user friendly language for advocates. ley was Chairman of the Board from January 2003 to May 2004. A writer Ms. Crigler was the first and only Di- and businessman, Mr. Findley owned rector of the African American Caucus and published three Illinois weekly for the Family Resource Coalition of newspapers and served as President of America (FRCA). At FRCA, she coor- Craig Findley Associates, a consulting dinated, supervised and directed all firm. He served as Deputy Director of projects focused on African American the Illinois Department of Transporta- family issues, which included publica- tion, as an elected member of the Illi- tions, policy analysis, consulting and nois House of Representatives and was training. a senior aide to Congressman Bob Michel. He has long been active in She was appointed in 2010 by the Gov- organizations that advocate adoption ernor to the Illinois Juvenile Justice and promote the best interests of chil- Commission and served as a commis- dren. Mr. Findley is a member and sioner . twice Chairman of the Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees, SALVADOR DIAZ, MEMBER, a member of the Jacksonville Sympho- Appointed in 2005, has a community ny Orchestra and a board member of based panorama of experience. A re- Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois. tired Chicago Police Officer, Mr. Diaz He has served as President of the Jack- has a history of working with youth as sonville Public Library and as Chair- a Cook County Juvenile Probation Of- man of the Jacksonville Area Chamber ficer, as a Child Abuse Investigator, of Commerce. He is a graduate of Social Worker, and Child Welfare Knox College.

18 assessments and interventions for the ERIC GREGG, MEMBER, appointed dually-diagnosed and alcohol and sub- in April 2013. Mr. Gregg was appoint- stance abusers. Ms. Harris later transi- ed in April 2013. He has served as the tioned her career from social work to Mayor of Harrisburg, Illinois. He has education targeting displaced families an extensive career in public service and at-risk youth. Ms. Harris has serving as a Saline County Commis- served as an Educational Counseling sioner, 12 years as a member and two Specialist, Program Coordinator, and a years as the Chairman. He also served Director: organizing specific programs on the Coleman Tri-County Mental to delineate the stigma of low-income, Health Agency Board of Directors for first-generation youth and the rate of eight years, Saline County Housing Au- recidivism amongst juveniles. She is an thority for four years, and has been part active board member for Call for Help, of the Saline County Tourism Board for Inc., and a Planning Commissioner for the past several years. From 1985- the City of East St. Louis promoting 2000, Mr. Gregg worked for the Illinois community resources and job opportu- Department of Corrections in both the nities for a poverished community. She adult and juvenile divisions as the vol- earned a Bachelor's Degree in Social unteer services coordinator and as a cor- Work, a Masters Degree in Public Ad- rectional counselor. While in the juve- ministration from Southern Illinois Uni- nile division, he was certified as an edu- versity Edwardsville, and a Masters in cator in conflict resolution. He was also Education Administration from Linden- the A.F.S.C.M.E. union president at wood University in St. Charles, Mis- IYC Harrisburg facility. Mr. Gregg also souri. worked for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in the coal and market development divisions. He has served as the high school boys and girls soccer coach. Mr. Gregg graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication and a minor in Political Science. He was recognized by the American Corrections Association for excellence in state and community service and was designated with the Lead- ers Among Us Award in 2012 by the Southern Illinoisan Newspaper

VONETTA HARRIS, MEMBER, appointed in August 2013. Ms. Harris was appointed in September 2013. Ms.

Harris began her career as a social worker for Gateway Outpatient Health Clinic and a Crisis Hotline Intervention Specialist for Call For Help: providing

19 Mr. Madison as General Superinten- THOMAS L. JOHNSON, MEM- dent of the Chicago Park District. In BER, appointed in March 2013. After the mid-1970’s, Madison served three finishing a tour of duty in Vietnam terms in the Illinois Legislature as a (U.S. Army ’66-’68), he earned his State Representative. Bachelor’s Degree from the Universi- He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee ty of Michigan and a Doctorate of where he grew up. He attended Law from DePaul University. He Roosevelt University in Chicago served as an Assistant State’s Attor- where he earned a degree in Business ney in DuPage County where he be- Administration. Mr. Madison also did came Chief of the White Collar Crime some graduate work in Finance and Division. He was an instructor at the Management at Roosevelt. College of DuPage during this period as well teaching a course on crime scene investigations. He was a found- WILLIAM NORTON, MEMBER, ing partner in the law firm of Johnson, appointed in September 2012. Mr. Westra et. al. where he continued in Norton was appointed in September the private practice of law until taking 2012. Mr Norton attended Southeast office as the State Representative for the Illinois 50th District . He served Missouri State University on a track ten years in the Illinois House where and cross country scholarship and he chaired the House Judiciary Com- earned his undergraduate degree in mittee and was Chairman and Co- Political Science in 1975. He attend- Chairman of the Illinois Prison Re- ed law school at Southern Illinois Uni- form Committee. He has a passion for versity-Carbondale and received his criminal justice reform so that the re- Juris Doctorate Degree in 1978. Mr. cidivism rates can be reduced. He has served on numerous boards, task forc- Norton served as an Assistant State's es, and community organizations. Mr. Attorney and has engaged in the gen- Johnson previously served on the Pris- eral practice of law for thirty-five oner Review Board from 2004 to years. Mr. Norton also served by ap- 2011, afterwards he took office as an pointment, as a Circuit Judge for ap- Illinois Senator from 2011 to 2013. proximately two years. He is an Eagle

JESSE MADISON, MEMBER, Scout and has been a registered mem- appointed in May 2004. He worked as ber of the Boy Scouts of America for a Special Assistant to Senate President fifty years. Mr. Norton and his wife, Emil Jones, Jr. Before that he was the Cathy, have been married for thirty- President and Chief Executive Officer nine years and reside in Sparta, Illi- of Abraham Lincoln Centre. He re- nois. They have three adult sons and tired from the Centre in April 2001 after 11 years of service. In 1983, he continue to be active and involved in served in the Cabinet of former Chica- various activities and organizations in go Mayor Harold Washington as com- their community. missioner of Consumer Services. In 1986, Mayor Washington appointed

20 JENNIFER PARRACK, MEM- BER, appointed August 2011. Prior WILLIAM SIMMONS, MEMBER, to joining the board, she had a variety appointed in August 2010. After 40 years in Law Enforcement, Mr. Sim- of mental health correctional experi- mons retired from the DuPage County ences working at Cook County Jail as State’s Attorney’s Office, where he a Mental Health Specialist and then held the position of Chief of Criminal for four years with the Office of the Investigations for ten years. Prior to State Appellate Defender as a Mitiga- his service for the State’s Attorney, he tion Specialist in their Post Conviction worked for the DuPage County Sher- Unit and then with the Capital Trial iff’s Office for 30 years in a variety of positions including, Director, Gang Assistance Division. During this Suppression Unit (GS9); Supervisor, time, she also served as an adjunct DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement professor at the Chicago School of Narcotics Task Force; and, Detective, Professional Psychology. She earned Violent Crimes Division. Mr. Sim- a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology mons attended Texas A & I University from Southern Illinois University at and graduated from the Suburban Po- Carbondale and a Master’s Degree in lice Academy. He was an Instructor at the Suburban Law Enforcement Po- Forensic Psychology from the Chica- lice Academy at the College of Du- go School of Professional Psychology. Page. He has served on numerous She also holds a current State of Illi- boards, task forces and community nois license as a Licensed Clinical organizations. Mr. Simmons has Professional Counselor. earned many awards for his police work over the years. DONALD SHELTON, MEMBER, appointed in September 2012. He re- GERALDINE TYLER, MEMBER, tired from the Champaign Police De- appointed in May 2004. She has over partment after 23 years of service, the 25 years experience in the criminal last 14 years at the rank of Patrol Ser- justice field, including spending the geant. Mr. Shelton is credited with last 13 years with the Cook County starting the agency's Crime Scene adult Probation Department, where Unit. He taught a Basic Investigative she was employed as a probation of- Photography course for many down- ficer and Executive Assistant to the state police departments, as well as a Chief Probation Officer. She has also digital photography class as an ad- served as an Adjunct Professor at sev- junct faculty member of the Suburban eral colleges and universities. She Law Enforcement Academy (College earned a Master’s Degree in Correc- of DuPage). At the Champaign Police tions/Criminal Justice from Chicago Department he held various assign- State University in 1992. She is a ments in the Investigations Division, member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorori- as a Field Training Officer and on a ty, and is active in local community street crimes unit. affairs.