Recently, a member of Illinois' Prisoner Review Board resigned following a devastating incident involving a parolee. The parolee, Crosetti Brand, had a lengthy criminal history and was released on parole, only to commit a heinous crime the very next day. Brand, who had been serving a 16-year sentence for home invasion and aggravated assault, was released early from the Stateville Correctional Center with electronic monitoring.
Tragically, Brand forced his way into an apartment in Chicago and fatally stabbed 11-year-old Jayden Perkins, who bravely tried to protect his pregnant mother, Laterria Smith, during the attack. Smith was also injured in the incident. It was revealed that Brand and Smith had a prior relationship, marked by domestic abuse and threatening text messages from Brand earlier this year.
