IL HJR0021

Over 2,000 petitions for Executive Clemency are pending gubernatorial action, with some recommendations from the Prisoner Review Board waiting for decision for 6 years.

The Prisoner Review Board has conducted hearings and made recommendations on each clemency petition for the Governor's consideration.

Illinois faces budget pressures partly due to incarceration costs, and processing clemency recommendations could reduce the prison population and associated expenses.

Some petitioners who have completed sentences or been exonerated cannot obtain employment due to the lack of action on their clemency petitions.

The General Assembly requests the Governor promptly review and act on the Prisoner Review Board's clemency recommendations by granting or denying each petition.