Parole Rate of IL Prisoners Sentenced before ‘78 Plunges 91%, 1st Comprehensive Report Reveals; Lang Urges Blagojevich to Fill Vacant Parole Board Seats

(Chicago, IL) – The parole rate of Illinois prisoners sentenced before 1978 has fallen from 57% in 1978 to 5% in 2007, a 91% drop, according to a new report.
The John Howard Association of Illinois, the state’s leading prison watchdog group, today issued a report
that reveals that of the less than 300 pre-1978 sentenced prisoners [...]