100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3816

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-1-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-1-2
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
730 ILCS 5/3-3-3.1 new

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a committed person who is at least 55 years of age and who has served at least 20 consecutive years of imprisonment in a Department of Corrections institution or facility may petition the Prisoner Review Board for participation in the Elderly Rehabilitated Prisoner Supervised Release Program. Provides that if the committed person files the petition, the victims and the families of the victims of the petitioner's offenses shall be notified in a timely manner after the petition is filed. Provides that within 30 days after receiving the petition, the Board shall notify the victims and the families of the victims of the committed person's petition, and it shall provide an opportunity for the victims and their families to submit statements in support of or opposition to the petitioner's participation in the Program. Provides that the Board shall consider the petition in its entirety, including information supplied by the Department of Corrections, and shall not order the release of the petitioner if it finds that the petitioner's release would pose an unacceptable risk of danger to public safety. Provides that if the Board determines that the petitioner should participate in the Program, the Board shall set a date for his or her release that is before the expiration of his or her current sentence. Provides that the Board also shall set conditions for the petitioner's release in accordance with the person's risks, assets, and needs which are identified through an assessment tool provided in the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009.


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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 3-1-2 and 3-3-2 by adding Section 3-3-3.1 as
6follows:
 
7    (730 ILCS 5/3-1-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-1-2)
8    Sec. 3-1-2. Definitions.
9    (a) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the person
10designated by the Director to exercise the powers and duties of
11the Department of Corrections in regard to committed persons
12within a correctional institution or facility, and includes the
13superintendent of any juvenile institution or facility.
14    (a-3) "Aftercare release" means the conditional and
15revocable release of a person committed to the Department of
16Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, under
17the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
18    (a-5) "Sex offense" for the purposes of paragraph (16) of
19subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7, paragraph (10) of subsection
20(a) of Section 5-6-3, and paragraph (18) of subsection (c) of
21Section 5-6-3.1 only means:
22        (i) A violation of any of the following Sections of the
23    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012: 10-7

 

 

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1    (aiding or abetting child abduction under Section
2    10-5(b)(10)), 10-5(b)(10) (child luring), 11-6 (indecent
3    solicitation of a child), 11-6.5 (indecent solicitation of
4    an adult), 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution),
5    11-15.1 (soliciting for a juvenile prostitute), 11-17.1
6    (keeping a place of juvenile prostitution), 11-18.1
7    (patronizing a juvenile prostitute), 11-19.1 (juvenile
8    pimping), 11-19.2 (exploitation of a child), 11-20.1
9    (child pornography), 11-20.1B or 11-20.3 (aggravated child
10    pornography), 11-1.40 or 12-14.1 (predatory criminal
11    sexual assault of a child), or 12-33 (ritualized abuse of a
12    child). An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
13        (ii) A violation of any of the following Sections of
14    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012:
15    11-1.20 or 12-13 (criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 or
16    12-14 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), 11-1.60 or
17    12-16 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), and subsection
18    (a) of Section 11-1.50 or subsection (a) of Section 12-15
19    (criminal sexual abuse). An attempt to commit any of these
20    offenses.
21        (iii) A violation of any of the following Sections of
22    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 when
23    the defendant is not a parent of the victim:
24            10-1 (kidnapping),
25            10-2 (aggravated kidnapping),
26            10-3 (unlawful restraint),

 

 

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1            10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful restraint).
2            An attempt to commit any of these offenses.
3        (iv) A violation of any former law of this State
4    substantially equivalent to any offense listed in this
5    subsection (a-5).
6    An offense violating federal law or the law of another
7state that is substantially equivalent to any offense listed in
8this subsection (a-5) shall constitute a sex offense for the
9purpose of this subsection (a-5). A finding or adjudication as
10a sexually dangerous person under any federal law or law of
11another state that is substantially equivalent to the Sexually
12Dangerous Persons Act shall constitute an adjudication for a
13sex offense for the purposes of this subsection (a-5).
14    (b) "Commitment" means a judicially determined placement
15in the custody of the Department of Corrections on the basis of
16delinquency or conviction.
17    (c) "Committed person" is a person committed to the
18Department, however a committed person shall not be considered
19to be an employee of the Department of Corrections for any
20purpose, including eligibility for a pension, benefits, or any
21other compensation or rights or privileges which may be
22provided to employees of the Department.
23    (c-5) "Computer scrub software" means any third-party
24added software, designed to delete information from the
25computer unit, the hard drive, or other software, which would
26eliminate and prevent discovery of browser activity, including

 

 

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1but not limited to Internet history, address bar or bars, cache
2or caches, and/or cookies, and which would over-write files in
3a way so as to make previous computer activity, including but
4not limited to website access, more difficult to discover.
5    (d) "Correctional institution or facility" means any
6building or part of a building where committed persons are kept
7in a secured manner.
8    (e) "Department" means both the Department of Corrections
9and the Department of Juvenile Justice of this State, unless
10the context is specific to either the Department of Corrections
11or the Department of Juvenile Justice.
12    (f) "Director" means both the Director of Corrections and
13the Director of Juvenile Justice, unless the context is
14specific to either the Director of Corrections or the Director
15of Juvenile Justice.
16    (f-5) (Blank).
17    (g) "Discharge" means the final termination of a commitment
18to the Department of Corrections.
19    (h) "Discipline" means the rules and regulations for the
20maintenance of order and the protection of persons and property
21within the institutions and facilities of the Department and
22their enforcement.
23    (i) "Escape" means the intentional and unauthorized
24absence of a committed person from the custody of the
25Department.
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1the Department of Corrections for a designated purpose and
2period of time.
3    (k) "Parole" means the conditional and revocable release of
4a person committed to the Department of Corrections under the
5supervision of a parole officer.
6    (l) "Prisoner Review Board" means the Board established in
7Section 3-3-1(a), independent of the Department, to review
8rules and regulations with respect to good time credits, to
9hear charges brought by the Department against certain
10prisoners alleged to have violated Department rules with
11respect to good time credits, to set release dates for certain
12prisoners sentenced under the law in effect prior to the
13effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1977, to hear and
14decide the time of aftercare release for persons committed to
15the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act
16of 1987 to hear requests and make recommendations to the
17Governor with respect to pardon, reprieve or commutation, to
18set conditions for parole, aftercare release, and mandatory
19supervised release and determine whether violations of those
20conditions justify revocation of parole or release, and to
21assume all other functions previously exercised by the Illinois
22Parole and Pardon Board.
23    (l-5) "Program" means the Elderly Rehabilitated Prisoner
24Supervised Release Program created in Section 3-3-3.1 of this
25Code.
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1care is referred to in this Unified Code of Corrections, such
2term may be construed by the Department or Court, within its
3discretion, to include treatment, service or counseling by a
4Christian Science practitioner or nursing care appropriate
5therewith whenever request therefor is made by a person subject
6to the provisions of this Act.
7    (n) "Victim" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
8subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Bill of Rights for Victims
9and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act.
10    (o) "Wrongfully imprisoned person" means a person who has
11been discharged from a prison of this State and has received:
12        (1) a pardon from the Governor stating that such pardon
13    is issued on the ground of innocence of the crime for which
14    he or she was imprisoned; or
15        (2) a certificate of innocence from the Circuit Court
16    as provided in Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
17    Procedure.
18(Source: P.A. 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
1998-558, eff. 1-1-14; 98-685, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
20    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
21    Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and duties.
22    (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
23"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
24read "Prisoner Review Board." After the effective date of this
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1by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and
2documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other
3steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and
4shall:
5        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
6    at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
7    sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective
8    date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible
9    for parole;
10        (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
11    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the
12    time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
13    violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced
14    under the law in effect prior to this amendatory Act of
15    1977; provided that the decision to parole and the
16    conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced
17    for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence
18    of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to
19    February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of
20    the Prisoner Review Board. One representative supporting
21    parole and one representative opposing parole will be
22    allowed to speak. Their comments shall be limited to making
23    corrections and filling in omissions to the Board's
24    presentation and discussion;
25        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
26    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory

 

 

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1    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
2    supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of
3    mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
4    supervised release for those sentenced under the law in
5    effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6    1977;
7        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
8    of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
9    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
10    supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of
11    mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory
12    supervised release for those serving extended supervised
13    release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d)
14    of Section 5-8-1;
15        (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
16    of at least 3 members decide whether to revoke aftercare
17    release for those committed to the Department of Juvenile
18    Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
19        (4) 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 alleged violation of Department rules with
23    respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
24    Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
25    credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
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1    credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
2    is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled
3    release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
4    revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
5    subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
6    credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
7    in excess of thirty days. However, the Board shall not be
8    empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
9    to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
10    or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
11    the Department;
12        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
13    at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
14    prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the
15    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
16    accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
17        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
18    at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
19    reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
20    recommendations to the Governor;
21        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
22    Hearings Act;
23        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
24    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
25    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
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1    pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
2    Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
3    credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of
4    sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
5    sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
6    revoked;
7        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
8    at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of
9    relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as
10    provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
11        (10) upon a petition by a person who has been convicted
12    of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
13    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
14    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
15    a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
16    the court order the sealing of all official records of the
17    arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
18    Department of State Police concerning the arrest and
19    conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
20    apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
21    sealing:
22            (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the expiration
23        of his or her sentence;
24            (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests or
25        detentions by a law enforcement officer for an alleged
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1        offense, conservation offense, or local ordinance
2        offense;
3            (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
4        Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
5        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
6        the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
7        Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
8        petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
9        offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
10        that he or she has completed the program successfully;
11            (D) if convicted of:
12                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
13            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
14            the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
15            2012;
16                (ii) aggravated assault;
17                (iii) aggravated battery;
18                (iv) domestic battery;
19                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
20                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
21                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
22            1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
23            firearm;
24                (viii) driving while under the influence of
25            alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
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1                (ix) aggravated driving while under the
2            influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
3            intoxicating compound or compounds or any
4            combination thereof; or
5                (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
6            under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
7            Act.
8        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
9    of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
10    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
11    filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
12    the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
13        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
14    certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
15    Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
16    cause of action against either the Board or its members.
17        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3 and
18    4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one information
19    or indictment under this paragraph (10). A petitioner may
20    only receive one certificate of eligibility for sealing
21    under this provision for life; and
22        (11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
23    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
24    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this
25    or any other state and had received an honorable discharge
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1    who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the
2    United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
3    other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the
4    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
5    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
6    a certificate of eligibility for expungement recommending
7    that the court order the expungement of all official
8    records of the arresting authority, the circuit court
9    clerk, and the Department of State Police concerning the
10    arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person
11    may not apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility
12    for expungement:
13            (A) if convicted of:
14                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
15            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
16            the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of 2012;
17                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of 1961
18            or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm; or
19                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in Section
20            2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act; or
21            (B) if the person has not served in the United
22        States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
23        other state or has not received an honorable discharge
24        from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
25        of this or any other state or who at the time of the
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1        Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
2        state and has not completed one tour of duty.
3        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
4    of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
5    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
6    filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
7    expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
8    Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver; and
9    .
10        (12) upon a petition by a person who is at least 55
11    years of age and who has served at least 20 consecutive
12    years of imprisonment in a Department of Corrections
13    institution or facility, hear by at least 8 members and,
14    with the majority vote of the panel voting, grant the
15    petitioner participation in the Elderly Rehabilitated
16    Prisoner Supervised Release Program established in Section
17    3-3-3.1 of this Code.
18    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
19and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
20Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
21pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
22conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
23(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
24project shall be implemented within 6 months after the
25effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months
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1Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with
2the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central
3Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the
4General Assembly regarding the use, costs, effectiveness, and
5future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner
6Review Board hearings.
7    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
8restore sentence credit previously revoked.
9    (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
10promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
11supervised release.
12    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its
13work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any
14amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of
15State.
16    (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
17actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
18and the rules of the Board.
19    (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
20conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
21mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
22attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
23documentary evidence relating to any matter under
24investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
25subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public official
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1lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws of the
2State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
3production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
4place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
5the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
6agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the
7Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and
8mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
9State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
10persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
11fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
12courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
13payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
14    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
15petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
16the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
17documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
18served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
19upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
20person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
21petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
22such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
23remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
24than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
25the written notice and petition in the U.S. mails addressed to
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1service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such
2person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order
3the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
4investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
5evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
6subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to
7obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
8court as a contempt of court.
9    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated
10by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to
11take the testimony of persons under oath.
12    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority
13of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board
14shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
15of the Board.
16    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
17the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
18calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
19the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
20(Source: P.A. 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-558, eff. 1-1-14;
2198-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
22    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-3.1 new)
23    Sec. 3-3-3.1. Elderly Rehabilitated Prisoner Supervised
24Release Program.
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1who has served at least 20 consecutive years of imprisonment in
2a Department of Corrections institution or facility may
3petition the Prisoner Review Board for participation in the
4Elderly Rehabilitated Prisoner Supervised Release Program as
5provided in this Section. If the committed person files the
6petition, the victims and the families of the victims of the
7petitioner's offenses shall be notified in a timely manner
8after the petition is filed.
9    (b) The petition shall contain a statement by the
10petitioner explaining why he or she is entitled to participate
11in the Program as well as the petitioner's plans for reentry,
12including information about where the petitioner will live, how
13the petitioner will be supported financially, and any plans for
14the petitioner's ongoing medical care if the care is necessary.
15The petition may also contain supporting statements or
16documentation related to the factors in paragraphs (1) through
17(7) of subsection (c) of this Section.
18    (c) The petition shall, in the first instance, be screened
19by the Department of Corrections, which shall determine whether
20to recommend that the petitioner be considered for
21participation in the Program. The Department shall make use to
22determine whether he or she may be released and if so, under
23what conditions. In so doing it will draw on information in the
24petition and on its own resources, including its use of a tool
25which assesses the petitioner's risks, assets, and needs. Among
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1        (1) the petitioner's successful participation in
2    programs designed to restore him or her to a useful and
3    productive life upon release (including educational
4    programs and programs designed to deal with substance abuse
5    or other issues) or, if the programs are not available,
6    information demonstrating that the petitioner has engaged
7    in self-education programs, correspondence courses, or
8    other self-improvement efforts;
9        (2) the genuine reform and changed behavior the
10    petitioner has demonstrated over a period of years;
11        (3) the petitioner's remorse for the consequences of
12    his or her criminal conduct;
13        (4) the petitioner's ability to socialize with others
14    in an acceptable manner;
15        (5) the petitioner's renunciation of criminal activity
16    and gang affiliation if the petitioner was a member of a
17    gang;
18        (6) an appropriate plan for living arrangements,
19    financial support, and any medical care that will be needed
20    when the petitioner returns to society; and
21        (7) input from the victims of the petitioner's offense
22    and from their families.
23    (d) The Department shall make its decision within a
24reasonable time after the committed person submits a petition.
25If the Department determines that the petitioner should be
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1including its own relevant information and the results of its
2risk and needs assessment. Within 30 days after receiving the
3petition, the Board shall notify the victims and the families
4of the victims of the committed person's petition, and it shall
5provide an opportunity for the victims and their families to
6submit statements in support of or opposition to the
7petitioner's participation in the Program. The Board shall
8consider the petition in its entirety, including information
9supplied by the Department, and shall not order the release of
10the petitioner if it finds that the petitioner's release would
11pose an unacceptable risk of danger to public safety. If the
12Board determines that the petitioner should participate in the
13Program, the Board shall set a date for his or her release that
14is before the expiration of his or her current sentence. The
15Board also shall set conditions for the petitioner's release in
16accordance with the person's risks, assets, and needs which are
17identified through an assessment tool, as required by paragraph
18(2) of subsection (b) of Section 10 of the Illinois Crime
19Reduction Act of 2009. If the Board does not accept the
20recommendation of the Department, it shall explain why the
21recommendation was rejected.
22    (e) The Board shall render its decision about each petition
23within a reasonable time after it has been filed.
24    (f) A petition for participation in the Program under the
25provisions of this Section may be submitted every 3 years,
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1order that the petitioner may not file a new petition for up to
25 years from the date of denial, if the Board finds that it is
3not reasonable to expect that it would grant a petition filed
4earlier.
5    (g) The action of a majority of the Board members voting on
6the petition shall be the action of the Board.
7    (h) The end date of the period of supervised release shall
8remain the same as it would have been had the petitioner not
9been given early supervised release, and the petitioner shall
10remain under the control of the Department until the date,
11except that the Board may enter an order releasing and
12discharging the petitioner from supervised release if it
13determines that he or she is likely to remain at liberty
14without committing another offense.
15    (i) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
16of the 100th General Assembly, notwithstanding any other law to
17the contrary, all persons serving sentences in the Department
18who meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section are
19eligible to petition to participate in the Program. The Board
20shall establish a system to allow for the orderly disposition
21of the applications of those presently incarcerated as they
22become eligible.