103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3534

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Terri Bryant

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 190/10

    Amends the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009. Provides that the policies, rules, and regulations adopted by the Parole Division and the Prisoner Review Board shall authorize and implement the use by the Department of Corrections of drug detecting scanning devices for supervised individuals packages and mail. Provides that the policies, rules, and regulations of the Department of Corrections shall authorize and implement the Department of Corrections use of drug detecting scanning devices for prisoners packages and mail for suspected drugs.


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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 Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009 is
5amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 190/10)
7    Sec. 10. Evidence-based programming.
8    (a) Purpose. Research and practice have identified new
9strategies and policies that can result in a significant
10reduction in recidivism rates and the successful local
11reintegration of offenders. The purpose of this Section is to
12ensure that State and local agencies direct their resources to
13services and programming that have been demonstrated to be
14effective in reducing recidivism and reintegrating offenders
15into the locality.
16    (b) Evidence-based programming in local supervision.
17        (1) The Parole Division of the Department of
18    Corrections and the Prisoner Review Board shall adopt
19    policies, rules, and regulations that, within the first
20    year of the adoption, validation, and utilization of the
21    statewide, standardized risk assessment tool described in
22    this Act, result in at least 25% of supervised individuals
23    being supervised in accordance with evidence-based

 

 

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1    practices; within 3 years of the adoption, validation, and
2    utilization of the statewide, standardized risk assessment
3    tool result in at least 50% of supervised individuals
4    being supervised in accordance with evidence-based
5    practices; and within 5 years of the adoption, validation,
6    and utilization of the statewide, standardized risk
7    assessment tool result in at least 75% of supervised
8    individuals being supervised in accordance with
9    evidence-based practices. The policies, rules, and
10    regulations shall:
11            (A) Provide for a standardized individual case
12        plan that follows the offender through the criminal
13        justice system (including in-prison if the supervised
14        individual is in prison) that is:
15                (i) Based on the assets of the individual as
16            well as his or her risks and needs identified
17            through the assessment tool as described in this
18            Act.
19                (ii) Comprised of treatment and supervision
20            services appropriate to achieve the purpose of
21            this Act.
22                (iii) Consistently updated, based on program
23            participation by the supervised individual and
24            other behavior modification exhibited by the
25            supervised individual.
26            (B) Concentrate resources and services on

 

 

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1        high-risk offenders.
2            (C) Provide for the use of evidence-based
3        programming related to education, job training,
4        cognitive behavioral therapy, and other programming
5        designed to reduce criminal behavior.
6            (C-1) Authorize and implement the use by the
7        Department of Corrections of drug detecting scanning
8        devices for supervised individuals packages and mail.
9            (D) Establish a system of graduated responses.
10                (i) The system shall set forth a menu of
11            presumptive responses for the most common types of
12            supervision violations.
13                (ii) The system shall be guided by the model
14            list of intermediate sanctions created by the
15            Probation Services Division of the State of
16            Illinois pursuant to subsection (1) of Section 15
17            of the Probation and Probation Officers Act and
18            the system of intermediate sanctions created by
19            the Chief Judge of each circuit court pursuant to
20            Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
21                (iii) The system of responses shall take into
22            account factors such as the severity of the
23            current violation; the supervised individual's
24            risk level as determined by a validated assessment
25            tool described in this Act; the supervised
26            individual's assets; his or her previous criminal

 

 

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1            record; and the number and severity of any
2            previous supervision violations.
3                (iv) The system shall also define positive
4            reinforcements that supervised individuals may
5            receive for compliance with conditions of
6            supervision.
7                (v) Response to violations should be swift and
8            certain and should be imposed as soon as
9            practicable but no longer than 3 working days of
10            detection of the violation behavior.
11                (vi) The system of graduated responses shall
12            be published on the Department of Corrections
13            website for public view.
14        (2) Conditions of local supervision (probation and
15    mandatory supervised release). Conditions of local
16    supervision whether imposed by a sentencing judge or the
17    Prisoner Review Board shall be imposed in accordance with
18    the offender's risks, assets, and needs as identified
19    through the assessment tool described in this Act.
20        (3) The Department of Corrections and the Prisoner
21    Review Board shall annually publish an exemplar copy of
22    any evidence-based assessments, questionnaires, or other
23    instruments used to set conditions of release.
24    (c) Evidence-based in-prison programming.
25        (1) The Department of Corrections shall adopt
26    policies, rules, and regulations that, within the first

 

 

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1    year of the adoption, validation, and utilization of the
2    statewide, standardized risk assessment tool described in
3    this Act, result in at least 25% of incarcerated
4    individuals receiving services and programming in
5    accordance with evidence-based practices; within 3 years
6    of the adoption, validation, and utilization of the
7    statewide, standardized risk assessment tool result in at
8    least 50% of incarcerated individuals receiving services
9    and programming in accordance with evidence-based
10    practices; and within 5 years of the adoption, validation,
11    and utilization of the statewide, standardized risk
12    assessment tool result in at least 75% of incarcerated
13    individuals receiving services and programming in
14    accordance with evidence-based practices. The policies,
15    rules, and regulations shall:
16            (A) Provide for the use and development of a case
17        plan based on the risks, assets, and needs identified
18        through the assessment tool as described in this Act.
19        The case plan should be used to determine in-prison
20        programming; should be continuously updated based on
21        program participation by the prisoner and other
22        behavior modification exhibited by the prisoner; and
23        should be used when creating the case plan described
24        in subsection (b).
25            (B) Provide for the use of evidence-based
26        programming related to education, job training,

 

 

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1        cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidence-based
2        programming.
3            (C) Establish education programs based on a
4        teacher to student ratio of no more than 1:30.
5            (D) Expand the use of drug prisons, modeled after
6        the Sheridan Correctional Center, to provide
7        sufficient drug treatment and other support services
8        to non-violent inmates with a history of substance
9        abuse.
10            (E) Establish and implement the use of drug
11        detecting devices for the scanning of all prisoner
12        mail and packages for suspected drugs.
13        (2) Participation and completion of programming by
14    prisoners can impact earned time credit as determined
15    under Section 3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
16        (3) The Department of Corrections shall provide its
17    employees with intensive and ongoing training and
18    professional development services to support the
19    implementation of evidence-based practices. The training
20    and professional development services shall include
21    assessment techniques, case planning, cognitive behavioral
22    training, risk reduction and intervention strategies,
23    effective communication skills, substance abuse treatment
24    education and other topics identified by the Department or
25    its employees.
26    (d) The Parole Division of the Department of Corrections

 

 

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1and the Prisoner Review Board shall provide their employees
2with intensive and ongoing training and professional
3development services to support the implementation of
4evidence-based practices. The training and professional
5development services shall include assessment techniques, case
6planning, cognitive behavioral training, risk reduction and
7intervention strategies, effective communication skills,
8substance abuse treatment education, and other topics
9identified by the agencies or their employees.
10    (e) The Department of Corrections, the Prisoner Review
11Board, and other correctional entities referenced in the
12policies, rules, and regulations of this Act shall design,
13implement, and make public a system to evaluate the
14effectiveness of evidence-based practices in increasing public
15safety and in successful reintegration of those under
16supervision into the locality. Annually, each agency shall
17submit to the Sentencing Policy Advisory Council a
18comprehensive report on the success of implementing
19evidence-based practices. The data compiled and analyzed by
20the Council shall be delivered annually to the Governor and
21the General Assembly.
22    (f) The Department of Corrections and the Prisoner Review
23Board shall release a report annually published on their
24websites that reports the following information about the
25usage of electronic monitoring and GPS monitoring as a
26condition of parole and mandatory supervised release during

 

 

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1the prior calendar year:
2        (1) demographic data of individuals on electronic
3    monitoring and GPS monitoring, separated by the following
4    categories:
5            (A) race or ethnicity;
6            (B) gender; and
7            (C) age;
8        (2) incarceration data of individuals subject to
9    conditions of electronic or GPS monitoring, separated by
10    the following categories:
11            (A) highest class of offense for which the
12        individuals are currently serving a term of release;
13        and
14            (B) length of imprisonment served prior to the
15        current release period;
16        (3) the number of individuals subject to conditions of
17    electronic or GPS monitoring, separated by the following
18    categories:
19            (A) the number of individuals subject to
20        monitoring under Section 5-8A-6 of the Unified Code of
21        Corrections;
22            (B) the number of individuals subject monitoring
23        under Section 5-8A-7 of the Unified Code of
24        Corrections;
25            (C) the number of individuals subject to
26        monitoring under a discretionary order of the Prisoner

 

 

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1        Review Board at the time of their release; and
2            (D) the number of individuals subject to
3        monitoring as a sanction for violations of parole or
4        mandatory supervised release, separated by the
5        following categories:
6                (i) the number of individuals subject to
7            monitoring as part of a graduated sanctions
8            program; and
9                (ii) the number of individuals subject to
10            monitoring as a new condition of re-release after
11            a revocation hearing before the Prisoner Review
12            Board;
13        (4) the number of discretionary monitoring orders
14    issued by the Prisoner Review Board, separated by the
15    following categories:
16            (A) less than 30 days;
17            (B) 31 to 60 days;
18            (C) 61 to 90 days;
19            (D) 91 to 120 days;
20            (E) 121 to 150 days;
21            (F) 151 to 180 days;
22            (G) 181 to 364 days;
23            (H) 365 days or more; and
24            (I) duration of release term;
25        (5) the number of discretionary monitoring orders by
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1    the completion of the original period ordered;
2        (6) the number and severity category for sanctions
3    imposed on individuals on electronic or GPS monitoring,
4    separated by the following categories:
5            (A) absconding from electronic monitoring or GPS;
6            (B) tampering or removing the electronic
7        monitoring or GPS device;
8            (C) unauthorized leaving of the residence;
9            (D) presence of the individual in a prohibited
10        area; or
11            (E) other violations of the terms of the
12        electronic monitoring program;
13        (7) the number of individuals for whom a parole
14    revocation case was filed for failure to comply with the
15    terms of electronic or GPS monitoring, separated by the
16    following categories:
17            (A) cases when failure to comply with the terms of
18        monitoring was the sole violation alleged; and
19            (B) cases when failure to comply with the terms of
20        monitoring was alleged in conjunction with other
21        alleged violations;
22        (8) residential data for individuals subject to
23    electronic or GPS monitoring, separated by the following
24    categories:
25            (A) the county of the residence address for
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1        a condition of their release; and
2            (B) for counties with a population over 3,000,000,
3        the zip codes of the residence address for individuals
4        subject to electronic or GPS monitoring as a condition
5        of their release;
6        (9) the number of individuals for whom parole
7    revocation cases were filed due to violations of paragraph
8    (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7 of the Unified Code
9    of Corrections, separated by the following categories:
10            (A) the number of individuals whose violation of
11        paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7 of
12        the Unified Code of Corrections allegedly occurred
13        while the individual was subject to conditions of
14        electronic or GPS monitoring;
15            (B) the number of individuals who had violations
16        of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7 of
17        the Unified Code of Corrections alleged against them
18        who were never subject to electronic or GPS monitoring
19        during their current term of release; and
20            (C) the number of individuals who had violations
21        of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7 of
22        the Unified Code of Corrections alleged against them
23        who were subject to electronic or GPS monitoring for
24        any period of time during their current term of their
25        release, but who were not subject to such monitoring
26        at the time of the alleged violation of paragraph (1)

 

 

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1        of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-7 of the Unified Code
2        of Corrections.
3(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-271, eff. 1-1-24.)