After the death of Jayden Perkins reportedly by his mother’s abuser, Illinois must increase the penalties for violating an order of protection.
A memorial for Jayden Perkins, an 11-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in his home on March 13, on Friday, March 15, 2024, outside Perkins’ home in Chicago. , an 11-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed while trying to defend his pregnant mother from a serial abuser, is a devastating wakeup call for our state to better protect victims of domestic violence.
Yet, despite the Illinois Department of Corrections being made aware that there was a pending hearing for an emergency order of protection against Brand, along with victim testimony that he was stalking and threatening Smith, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s controversial Prisoner Review Board let him right back out. Less than a day after Brand’s second release, Jayden was dead, Smith and her unborn child were hospitalized, and a family will never be the same.
This is why I am filing new legislation that will increase the penalties for violating an order of protection. Current Illinois law treats someone who violates an order of protection the same as someone who steals a candy bar from a gas station: They are both misdemeanors. Under my bill, a violation of an order of protection would be elevated to a Class 4 felony, which would allow a judge to sentence the violator to spend between one and three years in prison.
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