Most prison inmates will someday get out. Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed a new law meant to help them make their way in life.
“We are amending the Illinois Identification Card Act to simplify the process for those leaving the Department of Corrections’ custody to receive an identification card,” said the governor. “Lack of identification is an all too common barrier for returning citizens. At a time when they need the most support to get re-established in society, the lack of identification often shuts them out.”
It’s supposed to be a blow against what one person at the ceremony calls “permanent punishment.”