Tyler Bachman Oct 10, 2019 Updated Oct 10, 2019 Thomas Franzen (Illinois Department of Corrections photo) Officials with the Illinois Prisoner Review Board say the board will discuss the case of a Montgomery man, who is a cancer patient in prison for a felony cannabis conviction, and will give a confidential recommendation to Governor […]
Month: October 2019
Illinois man serving prison sentence for possession of 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolate seeks clemency
By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a bill signing Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. A medical marijuana patient worried his cancer will return is asking Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for clemency after being sentenced to prison for buying 42 pounds of chocolate infused […]
Illinois Prisoner Review Board hears clemency case for Montgomery cancer patient in prison after he ordered 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolate
By Megan Jones Aurora Beacon-News | Oct 09, 2019 | 5:48 PM The sister of a Montgomery cancer patient who is serving a four-year prison sentence for ordering 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolate pleaded to members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board Wednesday that she fears her brother will die in jail. “He should not […]