Section 107.210  Awarding of Meritorious Good Time

a)         In determining whether or not to award good conduct credits for meritorious service, the Director may examine or consider, among other matters:

1)         The complete master record file of the committed person.

2)         Reports or recommendations made concerning the committed person.

3)         The fact that the committed person has not violated any rule of the Department over a period of time.

4)         The job performance of the committed person while in the custody of the Department.

5)         The educational program or achievements of the committed person while in the custody of the Department.

6)         The action of the committed person in:

A)        Saving the life of an employee or other committed person;

B)        Performing heroic service during a flood, tornado, or act of God;

C)        Volunteering for an exceptionally hazardous or dangerous assignment; or

D)        Assisting in maintaining control during a general disturbance.

b)         The decision to grant meritorious good time may be initiated unilaterally by the Director.

c)         In addition, petitions for granting meritorious good time may be submitted by any committed person or by any person or persons in the employ of the Department of Corrections on behalf of any committed person.

d)         No committed person shall be granted more than 180 days of meritorious good time during a term of incarceration.

e)         No persons who are committed for the following offenses shall be awarded more than 90 days of meritorious good time during a term of incarceration:  first degree murder, reckless homicide while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the life or health of a child, cruelty to a child, or narcotic racketeering.

f)          No persons who are serving a sentence for a conviction for any of the following offenses committed on or after August 20, 1995, shall be awarded any meritorious good time:

1)         First degree murder, attempt to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide of an unborn child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, aggravating battery with a firearm, heinous battery, aggravated battery of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child; or

2)         Home invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed violence with a category 1 weapon or category II weapon, when the court has entered a finding that the conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted in great bodily harm to a victim.

g)         Habitual juvenile offenders or violent juvenile offenders shall not be eligible for meritorious good time.

(Source:  Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 6745, effective May 5, 1996)