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    Rauner appointee, accused of ethics violations, removed from Illinois board

    By Jeanne Kuang and Emily Hoerner | January 24, 2018

    Illinois Prisoner Review Board member John Clough was removed from the board amidst allegations he used a racial slur as a sheriff’s deputy and committed state ethics violations.

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    Rauner appointee to Illinois board accused of racial slurs, ethics violations

    By Emily Hoerner and Jeanne Kuang | December 19, 2017

    Newly released public documents regarding board member John W. Clough appear to show that he submitted inaccurate financial disclosure forms to the state, conducted electioneering with a state-issued vehicle, and was overheard using a derogatory racial slur as a deputy.

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    Aging prisoners left to arbitrary process to win release

    By Emily Hoerner and Jeanne Kuang | October 2, 2017

    A state board uses an arbitrary and opaque process to decide whether prisoners convicted of committing violent crimes decades ago should be released, an Injustice Watch review has found. The process is wracked by subjectivity, and that problem is not confined to Illinois.

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