Crump v. Illinois Prisoner Review Board

Plaintiff, an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center, appeals to this court from the circuit court of Cook County’s denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus. In his petition below, plaintiff alleged that defendants, the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (Review Board) and its individual members, had unconstitutionally denied him parole. The circuit court held that a writ of mandamus was not the appropriate remedy in this case and dismissed plaintiff’s petition. We affirm.

Plaintiff, Paul Crump, was charged with murder for the March 1953 shooting of an unarmed security guard during an armed…