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"Today, I urge members of the Senate to
pass
House Bill 2386, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's
legislation that would make Illinois one of only 14 states requiring
lifetime supervision of the state's most dangerous sex offenders.
This is critical and common-sense legislation necessary to
protecting our families and communities.
"Parolee supervision is an issue that
my administration is deeply committed to. In 2003, we launched
Operation Spotlight, a four-year plan to double the number of parole
agents, strengthen supervision for high-risk
offenders, and employ new case management and practices to reduce
recidivism. And, our budget proposal for next fiscal year includes
funding to hire 31 more parole agents and support staff to expand
monitoring of sex offenders.
"I applaud the attorney general's
work on this important issue, and I look forward to signing the
legislation."
[News release from the governor's
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