(The Center Square) – Legislation that mandates the Illinois Department of Corrections annually report on hospice and palliative care within its facilities is being criticized for being named after a convicted murderer who threw a victim head first down an elevator shaft.

State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, urged the Senate to vote “no” on House Bill 2397 this spring session, but ultimately the bill passed both chambers and heads to the governor for his signature.