103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3423

 

Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Christopher Belt

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-3-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
730 ILCS 5/3-3-3  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall be the authority for setting conditions for mandatory supervised release under specified provisions and determining whether a violation of those conditions warrant revocation of mandatory supervised release or the imposition of other sanctions. Provides that the Board shall hear by at least one member and through a panel of at least 3 members determine the conditions of mandatory supervised release, determine the time of discharge from mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under specified provisions. Provides that if a person was originally prosecuted under the provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, sentenced under the provisions of the Act pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and convicted as an adult and committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall, no less than 120 days prior to the date that the person reaches the age of 21, send written notification to the Prisoner Review Board indicating the day upon which the committed person will achieve the age of 21. Requires the Prisoner Review Board to conduct a hearing with no less than 3 members to determine whether or not the minor shall be assigned mandatory supervised release or be transferred to the Department of Corrections prior to the minor's 21st birthday.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 3-3-1, 3-3-2, and 3-3-3 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1)
7    Sec. 3-3-1. Establishment and appointment of Prisoner
8Review Board.
9    (a) There shall be a Prisoner Review Board independent of
10the Department which shall be:
11        (1) the paroling authority for persons sentenced under
12    the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
13    amendatory Act of 1977;
14        (1.2) the paroling authority for persons eligible for
15    parole review under Section 5-4.5-115;
16        (1.5) (blank);
17        (1.10) the authority for setting conditions for
18    mandatory supervised release under subsection (f) of
19    Section 3-3-3 of this Code and determining whether a
20    violation of those conditions warrant revocation of
21    mandatory supervised release or the imposition of other
22    sanctions;
23        (2) the board of review for cases involving the

 

 

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1    revocation of sentence credits or a suspension or
2    reduction in the rate of accumulating the credit;
3        (3) the board of review and recommendation for the
4    exercise of executive clemency by the Governor;
5        (4) the authority for establishing release dates for
6    certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence
7    prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
8    1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
9        (5) the authority for setting conditions for parole
10    and mandatory supervised release under Section 5-8-1(a) of
11    this Code, and determining whether a violation of those
12    conditions warrant revocation of parole or mandatory
13    supervised release or the imposition of other sanctions;
14        (6) the authority for determining whether a violation
15    of aftercare release conditions warrant revocation of
16    aftercare release; and
17        (7) the authority to release medically infirm or
18    disabled prisoners under Section 3-3-14.
19    (b) The Board shall consist of 15 persons appointed by the
20Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One
21member of the Board shall be designated by the Governor to be
22Chairman and shall serve as Chairman at the pleasure of the
23Governor. The members of the Board shall have had at least 5
24years of actual experience in the fields of penology,
25corrections work, law enforcement, sociology, law, education,
26social work, medicine, psychology, other behavioral sciences,

 

 

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1or a combination thereof. At least 6 members so appointed must
2have at least 3 years experience in the field of juvenile
3matters. No more than 8 Board members may be members of the
4same political party.
5    Each member of the Board shall serve on a full-time basis
6and shall not hold any other salaried public office, whether
7elective or appointive, nor any other office or position of
8profit, nor engage in any other business, employment, or
9vocation. The Chairman of the Board shall receive $35,000 a
10year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board,
11whichever is greater, and each other member $30,000, or an
12amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is
13greater.
14    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
15the term of each member of the Board who was appointed by the
16Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
17the close of business on that date or when all of the successor
18members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
1993rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor,
20whichever occurs later. As soon as possible, the Governor
21shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created by this
22amendatory Act.
23    Of the initial members appointed under this amendatory Act
24of the 93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 5
25members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in
26January 2005, 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third

 

 

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1Monday in January 2007, and 5 members whose terms shall expire
2on the third Monday in January 2009. Their respective
3successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
4third Monday in January of the year of appointment. Each
5member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and
6qualified.
7    Any member may be removed by the Governor for
8incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance or inability to
9serve.
10    (d) The Chairman of the Board shall be its chief executive
11and administrative officer. The Board may have an Executive
12Director; if so, the Executive Director shall be appointed by
13the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
14salary and duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by
15the Board.
16(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-494, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
17    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
18    Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and duties.
19    (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
20"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
21read "Prisoner Review Board." After February 1, 1978 (the
22effective date of Public Act 81-1099), the Prisoner Review
23Board shall provide by rule for the orderly transition of all
24files, records, and documents of the Parole and Pardon Board
25and for such other steps as may be necessary to effect an

 

 

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1orderly transition and shall:
2        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
3    at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
4    sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
5    1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099), and who
6    are eligible for parole;
7        (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
8    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and
9    the time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
10    violations of parole, and revoke parole for those
11    sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
12    1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099); provided
13    that the decision to parole and the conditions of parole
14    for all prisoners who were sentenced for first degree
15    murder or who received a minimum sentence of 20 years or
16    more under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978
17    shall be determined by a majority vote of the Prisoner
18    Review Board. One representative supporting parole and one
19    representative opposing parole will be allowed to speak.
20    Their comments shall be limited to making corrections and
21    filling in omissions to the Board's presentation and
22    discussion;
23        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
24    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
25    supervised release and the time of discharge from
26    mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for

 

 

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1    violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke
2    mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under the
3    law in effect after February 1, 1978 (the effective date
4    of Public Act 81-1099);
5        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
6    of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
7    supervised release and the time of discharge from
8    mandatory supervised release, to impose sanctions for
9    violations of mandatory supervised release and revoke
10    mandatory supervised release for those serving extended
11    supervised release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of
12    subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1;
13        (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
14    of at least 3 members decide whether to revoke aftercare
15    release for those committed to the Department of Juvenile
16    Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
17        (4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
18    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
19    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
20    Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
21    respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
22    Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
23    credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
24    when, during any 12-month period, the cumulative amount of
25    credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
26    is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled

 

 

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1    release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
2    revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
3    subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
4    credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
5    in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall not be
6    empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
7    to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
8    or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
9    the Department;
10        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
11    at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
12    prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to
13    February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act
14    81-1099), in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
15        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
16    at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
17    reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
18    recommendations to the Governor;
19        (6.5) hear by at least one member who is qualified in
20    the field of juvenile matters and through a panel of at
21    least 3 members, 2 of whom are qualified in the field of
22    juvenile matters, decide parole review cases in accordance
23    with Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code and make release
24    determinations of persons under the age of 21 at the time
25    of the commission of an offense or offenses, other than
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1    aggravated criminal sexual assault;
2        (6.6) hear by at least a quorum of the Prisoner Review
3    Board and decide by a majority of members present at the
4    hearing, in accordance with Section 5-4.5-115 of this
5    Code, release determinations of persons under the age of
6    21 at the time of the commission of an offense or offenses
7    of those persons serving sentences for first degree murder
8    or aggravated criminal sexual assault;
9        (6.7) hear by at least one member and through a panel
10    of at least 3 members determine the conditions of
11    mandatory supervised release, determine the time of
12    discharge from mandatory supervised release, impose
13    sanctions for violations of mandatory supervised release,
14    and revoke mandatory supervised release for those
15    sentenced under subsection (f) of Section 3-3-3 of this
16    Code;
17        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
18    Hearings Act;
19        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
20    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
21    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
22    Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
23    pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
24    Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
25    credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days
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1    sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
2    revoked;
3        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
4    at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates
5    of relief from disabilities or certificates of good
6    conduct as provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
7        (10) upon a petition by a person who has been
8    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
9    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
10    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
11    a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
12    the court order the sealing of all official records of the
13    arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
14    Illinois State Police concerning the arrest and conviction
15    for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the
16    Board for a certificate of eligibility for sealing:
17            (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the
18        expiration of his or her sentence;
19            (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests
20        or detentions by a law enforcement officer for an
21        alleged violation of law, other than a petty offense,
22        traffic offense, conservation offense, or local
23        ordinance offense;
24            (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
25        Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
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1        the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
2        Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
3        petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
4        offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
5        that he or she has completed the program successfully;
6            (D) if convicted of:
7                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
8            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
9            the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
10            2012;
11                (ii) aggravated assault;
12                (iii) aggravated battery;
13                (iv) domestic battery;
14                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
15                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
16                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
17            1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
18            firearm;
19                (viii) driving while under the influence of
20            alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
21            compound or compounds, or any combination thereof;
22                (ix) aggravated driving while under the
23            influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
24            intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
25            combination thereof; or
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1            under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
2            Act.
3        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
4    of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
5    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
6    filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
7    the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
8        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
9    certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
10    Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
11    cause of action against either the Board or its members.
12        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3
13    and 4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one
14    information or indictment under this paragraph (10). A
15    petitioner may only receive one certificate of eligibility
16    for sealing under this provision for life; and
17        (11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
18    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
19    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
20    this or any other state and had received an honorable
21    discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National
22    Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted
23    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
24    this or any other state and served one tour of duty and who
25    meets the requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least
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1    members, issue a certificate of eligibility for
2    expungement recommending that the court order the
3    expungement of all official records of the arresting
4    authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Illinois State
5    Police concerning the arrest and conviction for the Class
6    3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the Board for a
7    certificate of eligibility for expungement:
8            (A) if convicted of:
9                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
10            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
11            the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of
12            2012;
13                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
14            1961 or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm;
15            or
16                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in
17            Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act;
18            or
19            (B) if the person has not served in the United
20        States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
21        other state or has not received an honorable discharge
22        from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
23        of this or any other state or who at the time of the
24        filing of the petition is serving in the United States
25        Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
26        state and has not completed one tour of duty.

 

 

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1        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
2    of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
3    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
4    filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
5    expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
6    Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
7    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
8and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
9Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
10pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
11conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
12(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
13project shall be implemented within 6 months after January 1,
141997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-490). Within 6
15months after the implementation of the pilot project, the
16Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in
17coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
18Department of Central Management Services, shall report to the
19Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use, costs,
20effectiveness, and future viability of interactive video
21conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
22    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
23restore sentence credit previously revoked.
24    (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
25promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
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1    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of
2its work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and
3any amendments thereto with the Director and with the
4Secretary of State.
5    (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
6actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
7and the rules of the Board.
8    (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
9conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
10mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
11attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
12documentary evidence relating to any matter under
13investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
14subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public
15official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any
16person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws
17of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
18production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
19place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
20the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
21agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of
22the Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees
23and mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of
24the State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
25persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
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1courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
2payment when the witness is discharged from further
3attendance.
4    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
5petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
6the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
7documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
8served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
9upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
10person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
11petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
12such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
13remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
14than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
15the written notice and petition in the U.S. mail addressed to
16the person at his or her last known address or after the
17personal service of the copy of the notice and petition upon
18such person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may
19order the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
20investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
21evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
22subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure
23to obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
24court as a contempt of court.
25    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer
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1oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
2    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a
3majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review
4Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all
5business of the Board.
6    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
7the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
8calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
9the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
10(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
11102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
12    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3)
13    Sec. 3-3-3. Eligibility for parole or release.
14    (a) Except for those offenders who accept the fixed
15release date established by the Prisoner Review Board under
16Section 3-3-2.1, every person serving a term of imprisonment
17under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of 1977 shall be eligible for parole when he or
19she has served:
20        (1) the minimum term of an indeterminate sentence less
21    time credit for good behavior, or 20 years less time
22    credit for good behavior, whichever is less; or
23        (2) 20 years of a life sentence less time credit for
24    good behavior; or
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1    whichever is less, less time credit for good behavior.
2    (b) No person sentenced under this amendatory Act of 1977
3or who accepts a release date under Section 3-3-2.1 shall be
4eligible for parole.
5    (c) Except for those sentenced to a term of natural life
6imprisonment, every person sentenced to imprisonment under
7this amendatory Act of 1977 or given a release date under
8Section 3-3-2.1 of this Act shall serve the full term of a
9determinate sentence less time credit for good behavior and
10shall then be released under the mandatory supervised release
11provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code.
12    (d) No person serving a term of natural life imprisonment
13may be paroled or released except through executive clemency.
14    (e) Every person committed to the Department of Juvenile
15Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and confined in
16the State correctional institutions or facilities if such
17juvenile has not been tried as an adult shall be eligible for
18aftercare release under Section 3-2.5-85 of this Code.
19However, if a juvenile has been tried as an adult he or she
20shall only be eligible for parole or mandatory supervised
21release as an adult under this Section.
22    (f) If a person was originally prosecuted under the
23provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
242012, sentenced under the provisions of this Act pursuant to
25Section 5-805 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and convicted
26as an adult and committed to the Department of Juvenile

 

 

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1Justice under Section 5-8-6, the Department of Juvenile
2Justice shall, no less than 120 days prior to the date that the
3person reaches the age of 21, send written notification to the
4Prisoner Review Board indicating the day upon which the
5committed person will achieve the age of 21. The Prisoner
6Review Board shall conduct a hearing with no less than 3
7members to determine whether or not the minor shall be
8assigned mandatory supervised release or be transferred to the
9Department of Corrections prior to the minor's 21st birthday.
10(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)