Mother of murdered Chicago boy Jayden Perkins calls out Governor JB Pritzker in open letter
Lawsuit accuses Illinois Prisoner Review Board, agencies of negligence; boy's killer had just been paroled
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The mother of a slain 11-year-old Chicago boy is calling out Illinois Governor JB Pritzker in an open letter.
Jayden Perkins was stabbed in Edgewater last year by Crosetti Brand, the ex-boyfriend of Perkins' mother Laterria Smith, a day after his release from prison.
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Smith has written an open letter asking Governor Pritzker to stop praising reforms in Perkins' name.
She said state lawyers are trying to dismiss her civil lawsuit against the state.
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ABC7 reached out to the governor's office and is awaiting a response.
A jury reached a guilty verdict for Brand in his murder trial last month.
