Support it!

Did you ever realize that you can go online find out if you have a sex offender in your neighborhood? Many people do this before they buy a house or just randomly to find out what's going on in their area. However - there's no public registry to know if there's a convicted murderer next door to you.

As of 12/31/10 Illinois had 3166 inmates in custody for first degree murder with a sentence date prior to 6/19/98 and as of 12/31/10 we had 528 inmates on parole/MSR for first degree murder with a sentence date prior to 6/19/98. These inmates are or will be eligible for early release because they were sentenced before the truth-in-sentencing laws.
‘Andrea’s Law’ (House Bill 263) - named honor of Dain's cousin who was killed by her ex-boyfriend, a man who was released from prison after only serving 12 years of his sentence - would require these perpetrators to be registered on a murderer’s registry list for 10 years following their release.

Please take a moment if you are an IL resident - click the link below and find out your local IL State Representative. If you then Google them you can probably find an e-mail address. Take a moment to send a quick e-mail or drop a letter in the mail to encourage them to support "Andrea's Law" (HB263).

CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

I'm also pasting in a sample letter, provided by one of the thousands of members of the facebook online group to support Andrea's memory, that you can use make it easier!

Date

Dear Representative_________,

I am writing you in hopes that you will support "Andrea's Law," House Bill 263. When hearing about this proposed legislation on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, I was surprised to find out that the State of Illinois did not have a murderer registry list. I am aware of the sexual offender/ child murderer registry list in Illinois, and as a concerned member of your district, I would like to extend my support of the legislation that was filed by Dennis Robelletti (R-Elmhurst).

Andrea's Law was proposed due to the national media coverage surrounding Andrea Faye Will's murder, February 3, 1998, and the release of her murderer, Justin Boulay, last November 16, 2010. Justin Boulay, her ex-boyfriend strangled her with a telephone cord. Boulay was charged with First Degree Murder and sentenced to 24 years in prison. Because he murdered Andrea before the Truth in Sentencing Act was passed in June, 1998, Boulay only had to serve half of his 24 year sentence (for time off for good behavior).

As of 12/31/10, Illinois had 3166 inmates in custody for first degree murder with a sentence date prior to 6/19/98 and as of 12/31/10, we had 528 inmates on parole/MSR for first degree murder with a sentence date prior to 6/19/98. These inmates are or will be eligible for early release. ‘Andrea’s Law’ – House Bill 263 would require these perpetrators to be registered on a murderer’s registry list for 10 years following their release.

As a concerned and law-abiding citizen of Illinois, I urge you to support this legislation. When armed with this information, citizens and local police officials will be armed with the information needed to keep their communities safe.

Sincerely,


We all have a right to know who's living in our neighborhood...