On the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Terri Bryant, a Murphysboro Republican, expressed her opposition to Mears’ appointment. She expressed concern over Mears’ vote to grant parole for Paula Sims, convicted in 1990 for killing her two daughters, one who was six weeks old and the other 13 days old. Last fall, the board granted Sims’ parole in a 12 to 1 vote.
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