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Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
Filed: 5/17/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 975
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 975, by replacing |
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| lines 6 through 23 on page 1 and all of pages 2 through 8 with |
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| the following:
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| "(725 ILCS 120/4.5)
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| Sec. 4.5. Procedures to implement the rights of crime |
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| victims. To afford
crime victims their rights, law enforcement, |
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| prosecutors, judges and
corrections will provide information, |
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| as appropriate of the following
procedures:
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| (a) At the request of the crime victim, law enforcement |
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| authorities
investigating the case shall provide notice of the |
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| status of the investigation,
except where the State's Attorney |
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| determines that disclosure of such
information would |
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| unreasonably interfere with the investigation, until such
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| as the alleged assailant is apprehended or the investigation is |
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| closed.
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| (b) The office of the State's Attorney:
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| (1) shall provide notice of the filing of information, |
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| the return of an
indictment by which a prosecution for any |
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| violent crime is commenced, or the
filing of a petition to |
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| adjudicate a minor as a delinquent for a violent
crime;
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| (2) shall provide notice of the date, time, and place |
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| of trial;
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| (3) or victim advocate personnel shall provide |
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| information of social
services and financial assistance |
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| available for victims of crime, including
information of |
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| how to apply for these services and assistance;
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| (4) shall assist in having any stolen or other personal |
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| property held by
law enforcement authorities for |
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| evidentiary or other purposes returned as
expeditiously as |
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| possible, pursuant to the procedures set out in Section |
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| 115-9
of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963;
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| (5) or victim advocate personnel shall provide |
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| appropriate employer
intercession services to ensure that |
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| employers of victims will cooperate with
the criminal |
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| justice system in order to minimize an employee's loss of |
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| pay and
other benefits resulting from court appearances;
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| (6) shall provide information whenever possible, of a |
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| secure waiting
area during court proceedings that does not |
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| require victims to be in close
proximity to defendant or |
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| juveniles accused of a violent crime, and their
families |
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| and friends;
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| (7) shall provide notice to the crime victim of the |
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| right to have a
translator present at all court |
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| proceedings;
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| (8) in the case of the death of a person, which death |
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| occurred in the same
transaction or occurrence in which |
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| acts occurred for which a defendant is
charged with an |
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| offense, shall notify the spouse, parent, child or sibling |
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| of
the decedent of the date of the trial of the person or |
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| persons allegedly
responsible for the death;
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| (9) shall inform the victim of the right to have |
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| present at all court
proceedings, subject to the rules of |
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| evidence, an advocate or other support
person of the |
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| victim's choice, and the right to retain an attorney, at |
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| the
victim's own expense, who, upon written notice filed |
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| with the clerk of the
court and State's Attorney, is to |
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| receive copies of all notices, motions and
court orders |
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| filed thereafter in the case, in the same manner as if the |
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| victim
were a named party in the case; and
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| (10) at the sentencing hearing shall make a good faith |
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| attempt to explain
the minimum amount of time during which |
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| the defendant may actually be
physically imprisoned. The |
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| Office of the State's Attorney shall further notify
the |
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| crime victim of the right to request from the Prisoner |
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| Review Board
information concerning the release of the |
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| defendant under subparagraph (d)(1)
of this Section; and
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| (11) shall request restitution at sentencing and shall |
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| consider
restitution in any plea negotiation, as provided |
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| by law.
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| (c) At the written request of the crime victim, the office |
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| of the State's
Attorney shall:
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| (1) provide notice a reasonable time in advance of the |
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| following court
proceedings: preliminary hearing, any |
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| hearing the effect of which may be the
release of defendant |
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| from custody, or to alter the conditions of bond and the
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| sentencing hearing. The crime victim shall also be notified |
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| of the
cancellation of the court proceeding in sufficient |
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| time, wherever possible, to
prevent an unnecessary |
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| appearance in court;
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| (2) provide notice within a reasonable time after |
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| receipt of notice from
the custodian, of the release of the |
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| defendant on bail or personal recognizance
or the release |
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| from detention of a minor who has been detained for a |
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| violent
crime;
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| (3) explain in nontechnical language the details of any |
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| plea or verdict of
a defendant, or any adjudication of a |
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| juvenile as a delinquent for a violent
crime;
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| (4) where practical, consult with the crime victim |
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| before the Office of
the State's Attorney makes an offer of |
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| a plea bargain to the defendant or
enters into negotiations |
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| with the defendant concerning a possible plea
agreement, |
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| and shall consider the written victim impact statement, if |
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| prepared
prior to entering into a plea agreement;
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| (5) provide notice of the ultimate disposition of the |
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| cases arising from
an indictment or an information, or a |
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| petition to have a juvenile adjudicated
as a delinquent for |
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| a violent crime;
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| (6) provide notice of any appeal taken by the defendant |
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| and information
on how to contact the appropriate agency |
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| handling the appeal;
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| (7) provide notice of any request for post-conviction |
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| review filed by the
defendant under Article 122 of the Code |
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| of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and of
the date, time and |
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| place of any hearing concerning the petition. Whenever
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| possible, notice of the hearing shall be given in advance;
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| (8) forward a copy of any statement presented under |
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| Section 6 to the
Prisoner Review Board to be considered by |
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| the Board in making its determination
under subsection (b) |
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| of Section 3-3-8 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
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| (d) (1) The Prisoner Review Board shall inform a victim or |
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| any other
concerned citizen, upon written request, of the |
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| prisoner's release on parole,
mandatory supervised release, |
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| electronic detention, work release , international transfer or |
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| exchange, or by the
custodian of the discharge of any |
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| individual who was adjudicated a delinquent
for a violent crime |
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| from State custody and by the sheriff of the appropriate
county |
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| of any such person's final discharge from county custody.
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| Prisoner Review Board, upon written request, shall provide to a |
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| victim or
any other concerned citizen a recent photograph of |
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| any person convicted of a
felony, upon his or her release from |
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| custody.
The Prisoner
Review Board, upon written request, shall |
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| inform a victim or any other
concerned citizen when feasible at |
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| least 7 days prior to the prisoner's release
on furlough of the |
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| times and dates of such furlough. Upon written request by
the |
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| victim or any other concerned citizen, the State's Attorney |
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| shall notify
the person once of the times and dates of release |
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| of a prisoner sentenced to
periodic imprisonment. Notification |
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| shall be based on the most recent
information as to victim's or |
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| other concerned citizen's residence or other
location |
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| available to the notifying authority.
For purposes of this |
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| paragraph (1) of subsection (d), "concerned citizen"
includes |
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| relatives of the victim, friends of the victim, witnesses to |
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| the
crime, or any other person associated with the victim or |
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| prisoner.
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| (2) When the defendant has been committed to the |
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| Department of
Human Services pursuant to Section 5-2-4 or |
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| any other
provision of the Unified Code of Corrections, the |
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| victim may request to be
notified by the releasing |
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| authority of the defendant's discharge from State
custody.
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| (3) In the event of an escape from State custody, the |
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| Department of
Corrections or the Department of Juvenile |
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| Justice immediately shall notify the Prisoner Review Board |
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| of the escape
and the Prisoner Review Board shall notify |
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| the victim. The notification shall
be based upon the most |
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| recent information as to the victim's residence or other
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| location available to the Board. When no such information |
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| is available, the
Board shall make all reasonable efforts |
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| to obtain the information and make
the notification. When |
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| the escapee is apprehended, the Department of
Corrections |
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| or the Department of Juvenile Justice immediately shall |
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| notify the Prisoner Review Board and the Board
shall notify |
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| the victim.
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| (4) The victim of the crime for which the prisoner has |
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| been sentenced
shall receive reasonable written notice not |
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| less than 30
15 days prior to the
parole hearing and may |
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| submit, in writing, on film, videotape or other
electronic |
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| means or in the form of a recording or in person at the |
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| parole
hearing
or if a victim of a violent crime, by |
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| calling the
toll-free number established in subsection (f) |
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| of this Section, information
for
consideration by the |
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| Prisoner Review Board. The
victim shall be notified within |
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| 7 business days after the prisoner has been granted
parole |
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| and shall be informed of the right to inspect the registry |
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| of parole
decisions, established under subsection (g) of |
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| Section 3-3-5 of the Unified
Code of Corrections. The |
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| provisions of this paragraph (4) are subject to the
Open |
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| Parole Hearings Act. When the victim has opposed parole for |
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| an inmate sentenced before February 1, 1978, the additional |
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| provisions in paragraphs (5.1) through (5.3) apply.
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| (5) If a statement is presented under Section 6, the |
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| Prisoner Review Board
shall inform the victim of any order |
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| of discharge entered by the Board pursuant
to Section 3-3-8 |
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| of the Unified Code of Corrections. |
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| (5.1) If a victim or concerned citizen has registered |
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| an objection to parole of an inmate sentenced before |
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| February 1, 1978, the victim or concerned citizen may |
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| receive a copy of the most recent written submissions that |
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| the inmate filed in requesting parole. The Prisoner Review |
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| Board may satisfy this requirement by tendering these |
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| documents to the State's Attorney's Office when the State's |
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| Attorney's Office has submitted objections with the victim |
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| or a concerned citizen or by mailing the written |
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| submissions to the victims or concerned citizens who have |
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| registered. Reasonable opportunity must be given to the |
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| victims, concerned citizens, and the State's Attorney to |
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| submit a written statement noting any errors or material |
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| omissions in the inmate's submission before the final vote |
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| by the Board is conducted. |
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| (5.2) If the Prisoner Review Board grants parole to an |
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| inmate sentenced before February 1, 1978, the victims, |
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| concerned citizens, and the State's Attorney's Office who |
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| opposed parole must be notified and tendered a copy of the |
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| parole decision as well as the Board member affidavits |
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| attesting that they reviewed all submitted material before |
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| rendering the decision. The actual release of the inmate |
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| shall not take place until these documents, as well as the |
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| notifications in paragraphs (5.3) and (5.4), are tendered |
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| to the parties registered as opposing parole. |
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| (5.3) Victims and concerned citizens shall further be |
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| notified of their right to seek a rehearing by submitting a |
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| written request through the State's Attorney's Office |
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| listing reasons as to why the parole decision was |
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| erroneous. Requests for a rehearing shall be filed by the |
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| 7th business day after the State's Attorney has received |
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| the parole decision documents. |
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| (5.4) Victims and concerned citizens shall further be |
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| notified of their right to suggest and request that certain |
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| conditions of parole be imposed by either submitting a |
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| written request through the State's Attorney or submitting |
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| the requests directly to the Prisoner Review Board within 7 |
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| business days after receiving notification of the grant of |
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| parole.
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| (6) At the written request of the victim of the crime |
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| for which the
prisoner was sentenced, the Prisoner Review |
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| Board shall notify the victim of
the death of the prisoner |
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| if the prisoner died while on parole or mandatory
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| supervised release.
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| (7) When a defendant who has been committed to the |
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| Department of
Corrections, the Department of Juvenile |
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| Justice, or the Department of Human Services is released or |
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| discharged and
subsequently committed to the Department of |
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| Human Services as a sexually
violent person and the victim |
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| had requested to be notified by the releasing
authority of |
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| the defendant's discharge from State custody, the |
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| releasing
authority shall provide to the Department of |
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| Human Services such information
that would allow the |
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| Department of Human Services to contact the victim.
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| (e) The officials named in this Section may satisfy some or |
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| all of their
obligations to provide notices and other |
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| information through participation in a
statewide victim and |
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| witness notification system established by the Attorney
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| General under Section 8.5 of this Act.
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| (f) To permit a victim of a violent crime to provide |
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| information to the
Prisoner Review Board for consideration by |
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| the
Board at a parole hearing of a person who committed the |
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| crime against
the victim in accordance with clause (d)(4) of |
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| this Section or at a proceeding
to determine the conditions of |
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| mandatory supervised release of a person
sentenced to a |
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| determinate sentence or at a hearing on revocation of mandatory
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| supervised release of a person sentenced to a determinate |
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| sentence, the Board
shall establish a toll-free number that may |
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| be accessed by the victim of
a violent crime to present that |
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| information to the Board.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-235, eff. 7-22-03; 94-696, eff. 6-1-06 .)
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| Section 10. The Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (725 ILCS 207/5)
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| Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the term:
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| (a) "Department" means the Department of Human
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| (b) "Mental disorder" means a congenital or acquired
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| condition affecting the emotional or volitional capacity that
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| predisposes a person to engage in acts of sexual violence.
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| (c) "Secretary" means the Secretary of
Human Services.
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| (d) "Sexually motivated" means that one of the purposes for
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| an act is for the actor's sexual arousal or gratification.
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| (e) "Sexually violent offense" means any of the following:
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| (1) Any crime specified in Section 11-6, 12-13, 12-14, |
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| 12-14.1,
or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
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| (1.5) Any former law of this State specified in Section |
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| 11-1 (rape),
11-3 (deviate sexual assault), 11-4 (indecent |
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| liberties with a child) or 11-4
(aggravated indecent |
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| liberties with a child) of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
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| (2) First degree murder, if it is determined by the |
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| agency
with jurisdiction to have been sexually motivated; |
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| or
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| (2.5) First degree murder, if it is determined by the |
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| agency with jurisdiction that a sexually violent offense |
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| was committed during the same course of criminal conduct as |
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| the first degree murder and that relevant and reliable |
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| evidence shows that the sexually violent offense was |
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| committed by the inmate or by a person for whom the inmate |
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| was legally accountable if the inmate aided, encouraged, or |
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| abetted the sexually violent offense for the inmate's own |
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| personal sexual gratification; or
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| (3) Any solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a
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| crime under paragraph (e)(1) or (e)(2) of this Section.
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| (f) "Sexually violent person" means a person who has been
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| convicted of a sexually violent offense, has been adjudicated
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| delinquent for a sexually violent offense, or has been found |
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| not
guilty of a sexually violent offense by
reason of insanity |
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| and who is
dangerous because he or she suffers from a mental |
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| disorder that
makes it substantially probable that the person |
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| will engage in
acts of sexual violence.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-746, eff. 5-8-06.)"; and
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| on page 9, by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following: |
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| "Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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| changing Sections 3-2-3.1, 3-3-2, 3-3-4, 3-3-5, and 3-3-8 as |
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| follows:"; and |
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| on page 9, by replacing lines 17 and 18 with the following:
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| "(730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
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| Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and Duties.
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| (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term |
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| "Parole and
Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall |
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| read "Prisoner Review
Board." After the effective date of this |
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| amendatory Act of 1977, the
Prisoner Review Board shall provide |
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| by rule for the orderly transition of
all files, records, and |
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| documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for
such other |
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| steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and |
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| shall:
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| (1) hear by at least 3 members
one member and through a |
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| panel of at least 7
3 members
decide, cases of prisoners
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| who were sentenced under the law in effect prior to the |
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| effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are |
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| eligible for parole;
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| (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of |
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| at least 3 members decide, the conditions of
parole and the |
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| time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
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| violations of parole, and revoke
parole for those sentenced |
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| under the law in effect prior to this amendatory
Act of |
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| 1977; provided that the decision to parole and the |
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| conditions of
parole for all prisoners who were sentenced |
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| for first degree murder or who
received a minimum sentence |
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| of 20 years or more under the law in effect
prior to |
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| February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of |
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| the
Prisoner Review Board after a panel of at least 3 |
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| members has heard presentations in support of and, if the |
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| parole is opposed, in objection to the parole request ;
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| (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of |
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| at least 3 members decide, the conditions
of mandatory |
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| supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
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| supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of |
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| mandatory
supervised release, and revoke mandatory |
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| supervised release for those
sentenced under the law in |
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| effect after the effective date of this
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| (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel |
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| of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory |
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| supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory |
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| supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of |
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| mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory |
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| supervised release for those serving extended supervised |
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| release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) |
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| of Section 5-8-1;
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| (4) hear by at least 1 member and through a panel of at |
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| least 3
members,
decide cases brought by the Department of |
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| Corrections against a prisoner in
the custody of the |
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| Department for alleged violation of Department rules
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| respect to good conduct credits pursuant to Section 3-6-3 |
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| of this Code
in which the Department seeks to revoke good |
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| conduct credits, if the amount
of time at issue exceeds 30 |
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| days or when, during any 12 month period, the
cumulative |
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| amount of credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the
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| infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days of |
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| scheduled release.
In such cases, the Department of |
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| Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of
good conduct |
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| credit. The Board may subsequently approve the revocation |
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| of
additional good conduct credit, if the Department seeks |
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| to revoke good
conduct credit in excess of thirty days. |
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| However, the Board shall not be
empowered to review the |
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| Department's decision with respect to the loss of
30 days |
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| of good conduct credit for any prisoner or to increase any |
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| penalty
beyond the length requested by the Department;
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| (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of |
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| at least 3
members decide, the
release dates for certain |
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| prisoners sentenced under the law in existence
prior to the |
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| effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
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| accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
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| (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of |
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| at least 3 members
decide, all requests for pardon, |
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| reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
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| recommendations to the Governor;
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| (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole |
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| Hearings Act;
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| (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of |
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| at least 3
members, decide cases brought by the Department |
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| of Corrections against a
prisoner in the custody of the |
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| Department for court dismissal of a frivolous
lawsuit |
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| pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the |
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| Department seeks
to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct |
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| credit, and if the prisoner has not
accumulated 180 days of |
22 |
| good conduct credit at the time of the dismissal, then
all |
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| good conduct credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be |
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| revoked;
and
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| (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of |
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| at least 3
members, decide whether to grant certificates of |
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disabilities or certificates of good conduct as |
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| provided in Article 5.5 of
Chapter V.
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| (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of |
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| and in
coordination with the Department of Corrections and the |
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| Department of Central
Management Services, shall implement a |
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| pilot project in 3 correctional
institutions providing for the |
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| conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and
(4)
of subsection |
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| (a) of this Section through interactive video conferences.
The
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| project shall be implemented within 6 months after the |
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| effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months |
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| after the implementation of the pilot
project, the Prisoner |
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| Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination
with |
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| the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central |
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| Management
Services, shall report to the Governor and the |
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| General Assembly regarding the
use, costs, effectiveness, and |
16 |
| future viability of interactive video
conferences for Prisoner |
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| Review Board hearings.
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| (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may |
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| restore good
conduct credit previously revoked.
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| (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in |
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| promoting an
effective system of parole and mandatory |
22 |
| supervised release.
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| (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its |
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| work,
and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any |
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| amendments
thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of |
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| State.
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| actions and
shall make them accessible in accordance with law |
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| and the rules of the
Board.
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| (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the |
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| conditions of
his parole or mandatory supervised release may |
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| require by subpoena the
attendance and testimony of witnesses |
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| and the production of documentary
evidence relating to any |
8 |
| matter under investigation or hearing. The
Chairman of the |
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| Board may sign subpoenas which shall be served by any
agent or |
10 |
| public official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by
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| any person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the |
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| laws of the
State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and |
13 |
| the production of
documentary evidence, may be required from |
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| any place in the State to a
hearing location in the State |
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| before the Chairman of the Board or his
designated agent or |
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| agents or any duly constituted Committee or
Subcommittee of the |
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| Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same
fees and |
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| mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
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| State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the |
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| persons taking
those depositions are each entitled to the same |
21 |
| fees as are paid for
like services in actions in the circuit |
22 |
| courts of the State. Fees and
mileage shall be vouchered for |
23 |
| payment when the witness is discharged
from further attendance.
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| In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may |
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| petition any
circuit court of the State for an order requiring |
26 |
| the attendance and
testimony of witnesses or the production of |
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both. A copy of such petition shall be |
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| served by personal service or by
registered or certified mail |
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| upon the person who has failed to obey the
subpoena, and such |
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| person shall be advised in writing that a hearing
upon the |
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| petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
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| such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary |
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| remedies
at a specified time, on a specified date, not less |
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| than 10 nor more than
15 days after the deposit of the copy of |
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| the written notice and petition
in the U.S. mails addressed to |
10 |
| the person at his last known address or
after the personal |
11 |
| service of the copy of the notice and petition upon
such |
12 |
| person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order |
13 |
| the
person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an |
14 |
| investigation or
hearing, or to there produce documentary |
15 |
| evidence, if so ordered, or to
give evidence relative to the |
16 |
| subject matter of that investigation or
hearing. Any failure to |
17 |
| obey such order of the circuit court may be
punished by that |
18 |
| court as a contempt of court.
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| Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated |
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| by the
Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to |
21 |
| take the testimony
of persons under oath.
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| (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority |
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| of the
members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board |
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| shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all business |
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| of the Board.
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| (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to |
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Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding |
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| calendar year.
The annual report shall also be transmitted to |
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| the Governor for
submission to the Legislature.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-207, eff. 1-1-04; 94-165, eff. 7-11-05.)
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-3-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-4)
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| Sec. 3-3-4. Preparation for Parole Hearing.
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| (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall consider the parole
of |
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| each eligible person committed to the Adult Division at
least |
9 |
| 30 days prior to the date he shall first become
eligible for |
10 |
| parole, and shall consider the parole of each
person committed |
11 |
| to the Department of Juvenile Justice as a delinquent
at least |
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| 30 days prior to the expiration of the first year
of |
13 |
| confinement.
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| (b) A person eligible for parole shall, in advance of
his |
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| parole hearing, prepare a parole plan in accordance
with the |
16 |
| rules of the Prisoner Review Board. The person
shall be |
17 |
| assisted in preparing his parole plan by personnel
of the |
18 |
| Department of Corrections, or the Department of Juvenile |
19 |
| Justice in the case of a person committed to that Department, |
20 |
| and may, for this purpose, be released
on furlough under |
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| Article 11 or on authorized absence under
Section 3-9-4. The |
22 |
| appropriate Department shall also provide
assistance in |
23 |
| obtaining information and records helpful to
the individual for |
24 |
| his parole hearing.
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| (c) The members of the Board shall have access at all
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| record file within the Department, and the Department shall
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| furnish such reports to the Board as the Board may require
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| concerning the conduct and character of any such person.
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| (d) In making its determination of parole, the Board
shall |
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| consider:
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7 |
| (1) material transmitted to the Department of Juvenile |
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| Justice by the
clerk of the committing court under Section |
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| 5-4-1 or Section
5-10 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section |
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| 5-750 of the Juvenile
Court Act of 1987;
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| (2) the report under Section 3-8-2 or 3-10-2;
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| (3) a report by the Department and any report by the
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| chief administrative officer of the institution or |
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| facility;
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| (4) a parole progress report;
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| (5) a medical and psychological report, if requested
by |
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| the Board;
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| (6) material in writing, or on film, video tape or |
19 |
| other electronic
means in the form of a recording submitted |
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| by the person whose parole
is being considered; and
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| (7) material in writing, or on film, video tape or |
22 |
| other electronic
means in the form of a recording or |
23 |
| testimony submitted by the State's
Attorney and the victim |
24 |
| or a concerned citizen pursuant to the Rights of Crime |
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| Victims and Witnesses Act ; and
.
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| (8) the sentences that the inmate would be eligible for |
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written notice not less than 30
15 days |
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| prior to the parole hearing and may
submit relevant information |
5 |
| by oral argument or testimony of concerned citizens, or both,
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| in writing, or on film, video tape or other
electronic means or |
7 |
| in the form of a recording to the Board for its
consideration. |
8 |
| The State's Attorney may waive the written notice or request |
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| reasonable time to procure additional information .
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| (f) The victim and any registered concerned citizens of the |
11 |
| violent crime for which the prisoner has been
sentenced shall |
12 |
| receive notice of a parole hearing as provided in paragraph
(4) |
13 |
| of subsection (d) of Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims |
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| and Witnesses
Act.
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| (g) Any recording considered under the provisions of |
16 |
| subsection (d)(6),
(d)(7) or (e) of this Section shall be in |
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| the form designated by the Board.
Such recording shall be both |
18 |
| visual and aural. Every voice on the
recording and person |
19 |
| present shall be identified and the recording shall
contain |
20 |
| either a visual or aural statement of the person submitting |
21 |
| such
recording, the date of the recording and the name of the |
22 |
| person whose
parole eligibility is being considered. Such |
23 |
| recordings shall be
, if retained by
the Board and shall be |
24 |
| deemed to be submitted at any subsequent parole hearing
if the |
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| victim or State's Attorney submits in writing a declaration |
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| clearly
identifying such recording as representing the present |
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victim or State's Attorney regarding the issues |
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| to be considered at the parole
hearing . Board members who |
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| ultimately vote on the issue of parole shall sign an affidavit |
4 |
| attesting that they have personally reviewed the submissions of |
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| the victim pursuant to the rights granted by the Illinois |
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| Constitution and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act .
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| (h) When an inmate who was sentenced before February 1, |
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| 1978 is seeking parole and has filed written submissions and |
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| when the victims or the State's Attorney's Office, or both, is |
10 |
| opposing parole, a copy of the inmate's written submissions |
11 |
| shall be made available to the opposition so as to grant an |
12 |
| opportunity to review and, if desired, respond to the inmate's |
13 |
| contentions.
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5)
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| Sec. 3-3-5. Hearing and Determination.
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| (a) The Prisoner
Review Board shall meet as often as need |
18 |
| requires to consider
the cases of persons eligible for parole. |
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| Except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) |
20 |
| of Section 3-3-2
of this Act, the Prisoner Review Board may |
21 |
| meet and
order its actions in panels of 3 or more members. The |
22 |
| action
of a majority of the panel shall be the action of the |
23 |
| Board.
In consideration of persons committed to the Department |
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| of Juvenile Justice,
the panel shall have at least a majority |
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| of members experienced
in juvenile matters.
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| custody of the Department, at least 3 members
one member of the |
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shall interview him, and a report of that interview shall |
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| be
available for the Board's consideration. However, in the
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| discretion of the Board, the interview need not be conducted
if |
6 |
| a psychiatric examination determines that the person could
not |
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| meaningfully contribute to the Board's consideration. The
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| Board may in its discretion parole a person who is then outside
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| the jurisdiction on his record without an interview. The Board
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| need not hold a hearing or interview a person who is paroled
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| under paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section or released on
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| Mandatory release under Section 3-3-10.
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| (b-1) When an inmate was sentenced before February 1, 1978, |
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| 3 members shall listen to opposition presented by the victim or |
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| the State's Attorney, or both, and a copy of the presentation |
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| or a summary prepared by the 3 Board members shall be |
17 |
| distributed to all voting Board members. If the 3-member panel |
18 |
| creates a summary of the victim's or State's Attorney's |
19 |
| presentation, or both, a copy of that summary shall be part of |
20 |
| the public record and, if parole is granted, shall be tendered |
21 |
| to the opposing parties, along with the written decision and |
22 |
| member affidavits. Voting Board members shall submit |
23 |
| affidavits attesting to the fact that they considered the |
24 |
| submissions of the inmate, the State's Attorney, concerned |
25 |
| citizens, and the victims. These affidavits shall be attached |
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| to the written copy of the Board's parole decision.
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| conform to reasonable conditions of parole; or
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| seriousness of his offense or promote disrespect for the |
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| law; or
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| (3) his release would have a substantially adverse
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| effect on institutional discipline.
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| (d) A person committed under the Juvenile Court Act
or the |
11 |
| Juvenile Court Act of 1987
who has not been sooner released |
12 |
| shall be paroled on or before
his 20th birthday to begin |
13 |
| serving a period of parole under
Section 3-3-8.
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| (e) A person who has served the maximum term of
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15 |
| imprisonment imposed at the time of sentencing less time
credit |
16 |
| for good behavior shall be released on parole to
serve a period |
17 |
| of parole under Section 5-8-1.
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| (f) The Board shall render its decision within a
reasonable |
19 |
| time after hearing and shall state the basis
therefor both in |
20 |
| the records of the Board and in written
notice to the person on |
21 |
| whose application it has acted.
The Board shall also give |
22 |
| written notice to the parties opposing parole; that notice |
23 |
| shall include the written decision containing a factual summary |
24 |
| of the crime and reasons for granting parole, affidavits of |
25 |
| voting members attesting that they have reviewed submissions by |
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| both sides, an explanation of the procedure to request a |
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for |
3 |
| parole, allowing sufficient time for notice to the opposing |
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| parties of not less than 15 days, or if it denies parole it |
5 |
| shall provide for
a rehearing not less frequently than once |
6 |
| every
year, except that the Board may,
after denying parole,
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| schedule a rehearing no later than 3 years from the date of the |
8 |
| parole
denial, if the Board finds that it is not reasonable to |
9 |
| expect that parole
would be granted at a hearing prior to the |
10 |
| scheduled rehearing date. If the
Board shall parole a person, |
11 |
| and, if he is not released within 90 days from
the effective |
12 |
| date of the order granting parole, the matter shall be
returned |
13 |
| to the Board for review.
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| (g) The Board shall maintain a registry of decisions in |
15 |
| which parole
has been granted, which shall include the name and |
16 |
| case number of the
prisoner, the highest charge for which the |
17 |
| prisoner was sentenced, the
length of sentence imposed, the |
18 |
| date of the sentence, the date of the
parole, the affidavits of |
19 |
| voting Board members attesting that they reviewed submitted |
20 |
| materials, the written basis for the decision of the Board to |
21 |
| grant parole , including a summary of the facts of the crime and |
22 |
| factors considered, and the
vote of the Board on any such |
23 |
| decisions. Any parties who submitted materials in opposition to |
24 |
| parole shall be notified of the Board's decision and |
25 |
| immediately sent a copy of the written basis for the Board's |
26 |
| decision, as well as materials listed in subsection (f). If |
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| submitted in writing within 7 business days after receipt of |
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| the Board's decision. The registry shall be made available
for |
6 |
| public inspection and copying during business hours and shall |
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| be a public
record pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of |
8 |
| Information Act.
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| of its discretion under this Section.
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12 |
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13 |
| Office, pursuant to the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses |
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| Act, in accordance with that provided for the inmate under the |
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| Illinois Administrative Code. The victims, concerned citizens, |
16 |
| or the State's Attorney's Office shall have 7 business days |
17 |
| after receipt of notice of the grant of parole to file a |
18 |
| request for rehearing. If a victim, concerned citizen, or the |
19 |
| State's Attorney's Office files a request for rehearing within |
20 |
| 7 business days after receipt of notice of the grant of parole, |
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| the order of release of the inmate shall be stayed pending the |
22 |
| outcome of the rehearing.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06 .)
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8)
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| Sec. 3-3-8. Length of parole and mandatory supervised
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| release; discharge.)
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| (a) The length of parole
for a person sentenced under the |
3 |
| law in effect prior to
the effective date of this amendatory |
4 |
| Act of 1977 and the
length of mandatory supervised release for |
5 |
| those sentenced
under the law in effect on and after such |
6 |
| effective date
shall be as set out in Section 5-8-1 unless |
7 |
| sooner terminated
under paragraph (b) of this Section. The |
8 |
| parole period
of a juvenile committed to the Department under |
9 |
| the Juvenile
Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall |
10 |
| extend until he is 21
years of age unless sooner terminated |
11 |
| under paragraph (b) of this Section.
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| (b) The Prisoner Review Board may enter an order
releasing |
13 |
| and discharging one from parole or mandatory
supervised |
14 |
| release, and his commitment to the Department,
when it |
15 |
| determines that he is likely to remain at liberty
without |
16 |
| committing another offense , but only after giving notice to the |
17 |
| victim and the State's Attorney allowing a reasonable |
18 |
| opportunity to file objections to the proposed early release .
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| (c) The order of discharge shall become effective upon |
20 |
| entry of the
order of the Board. The Board shall notify the |
21 |
| clerk of the committing
court of the order. Upon receipt of |
22 |
| such copy, the clerk shall make an
entry on the record judgment |
23 |
| that the sentence or commitment has been
satisfied pursuant to |
24 |
| the order.
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| (d) Rights of the person discharged under this
Section |
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| shall be restored under Section 5-5-5. This Section is subject |