97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5121

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for attempt to commit terrorism shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment. Effective January 1, 2013.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning corrections.
 
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 Section 3-6-3 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
7    Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
8        (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe
9    rules and regulations for the early release on account of
10    good conduct of persons committed to the Department which
11    shall be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
12        (2) The rules and regulations on early release shall
13    provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
14    (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
15    June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in
16    clause (iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
17    June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
18    with respect to offense listed in clause (vi) committed on
19    or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
20    95-625) or with respect to the offense of being an armed
21    habitual criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
22    effective date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the
23    offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)

 

 

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1    committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date
2    of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the offense of
3    aggravated domestic battery committed on or after July 23,
4    2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) or with
5    respect to the offense of attempt to commit terrorism
6    committed on or after the effective date of this amendatory
7    Act of the 97th General Assembly, the following:
8            (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
9        imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense
10        of terrorism shall receive no good conduct credit and
11        shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
12            (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
13        to commit terrorism, attempt to commit first degree
14        murder, solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder
15        for hire, intentional homicide of an unborn child,
16        predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
17        aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual
18        assault, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery
19        with a firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or
20        subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of
21        Section 12-3.05, heinous battery as described in
22        Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section
23        12-3.05, being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated
24        battery of a senior citizen as described in Section
25        12-4.6 or subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05, or
26        aggravated battery of a child as described in Section

 

 

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1        12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 shall
2        receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
3        for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
4            (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
5        invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
6        hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
7        violence with a category I weapon or category II
8        weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,
9        pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
10        Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
11        enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
12        victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
13        conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
14        imprisonment;
15            (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
16        aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
17        conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
18        in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
19        more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
20        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
21            (v) that a person serving a sentence for
22        gunrunning, narcotics racketeering, controlled
23        substance trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking,
24        drug-induced homicide, aggravated
25        methamphetamine-related child endangerment, money
26        laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of Section

 

 

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1        29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class X felony
2        conviction for delivery of a controlled substance,
3        possession of a controlled substance with intent to
4        manufacture or deliver, calculated criminal drug
5        conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang
6        criminal drug conspiracy, participation in
7        methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
8        participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
9        delivery of methamphetamine, possession with intent to
10        deliver methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of
11        methamphetamine, aggravated possession with intent to
12        deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy
13        when the substance containing the controlled substance
14        or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive
15        no more than 7.5 days good conduct credit for each
16        month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
17            (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a
18        second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall
19        receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
20        for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
21        and
22            (vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
23        aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than
24        4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
25        or her sentence of imprisonment.
26        (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in

 

 

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1    subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
2    June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
3    after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
4    94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after
5    August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
6    or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1,
7    2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
8    subdivision (a)(2)(vii) committed on or after July 23, 2010
9    (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224), and other than
10    the offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
11    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
12    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
13    subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
14    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other than
15    the offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
16    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
17    compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
18    subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
19    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
20    after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
21    96-1230), the rules and regulations shall provide that a
22    prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment shall
23    receive one day of good conduct credit for each day of his
24    or her sentence of imprisonment or recommitment under
25    Section 3-3-9. Each day of good conduct credit shall reduce
26    by one day the prisoner's period of imprisonment or

 

 

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1    recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
2        (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
3    imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
4    shall receive no good conduct credit.
5        (2.3) The rules and regulations on early release shall
6    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
7    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
8    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
9    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
10    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
11    Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days
12    of good conduct credit for each month of his or her
13    sentence of imprisonment.
14        (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
15    provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
16    with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
17    attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
18    firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
19    firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
20    used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
21    after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
22    91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
23    these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
24    conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
25    imprisonment.
26        (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall

 

 

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1    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
2    aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
3    effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
4    than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
5    or her sentence of imprisonment.
6        (2.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
7    provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
8    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
9    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any
10    combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
11    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
12    Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
13    (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) shall receive no
14    more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of
15    his or her sentence of imprisonment.
16        (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
17    the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
18    conduct credit for meritorious service in specific
19    instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more
20    than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
21    shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
22    for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
23    while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or
24    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
25    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
26    any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of

 

 

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1    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
2    Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
3    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
4    criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate
5    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
6    aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
7    liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous battery
8    as described in Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of
9    Section 12-3.05, aggravated battery of a spouse,
10    aggravated battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking,
11    aggravated stalking, aggravated battery of a child as
12    described in Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
13    Section 12-3.05, endangering the life or health of a child,
14    or cruelty to a child. Notwithstanding the foregoing, good
15    conduct credit for meritorious service shall not be awarded
16    on a sentence of imprisonment imposed for conviction of:
17    (i) one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision
18    (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) when the offense is committed on
19    or after June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the
20    offense is committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the
21    effective date of Public Act 94-71) or subdivision
22    (a)(2)(v) when the offense is committed on or after August
23    13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or
24    subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or
25    after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
26    95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is

 

 

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1    committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of
2    Public Act 96-1224), (ii) aggravated driving under the
3    influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
4    compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
5    defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
6    (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii)
7    one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2.4) when
8    the offense is committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the
9    effective date of Public Act 91-121), (iv) aggravated arson
10    when the offense is committed on or after July 27, 2001
11    (the effective date of Public Act 92-176), (v) offenses
12    that may subject the offender to commitment under the
13    Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, or (vi)
14    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
15    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any
16    combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
17    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
18    Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
19    (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230).
20        The Director shall not award good conduct credit for
21    meritorious service under this paragraph (3) to an inmate
22    unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days of the
23    sentence; except nothing in this paragraph shall be
24    construed to permit the Director to extend an inmate's
25    sentence beyond that which was imposed by the court. Prior
26    to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the Director

 

 

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1    shall make a written determination that the inmate:
2            (A) is eligible for good conduct credit for
3        meritorious service;
4            (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to
5        60 days as the sentence will allow; and
6            (C) has met the eligibility criteria established
7        by rule.
8        The Director shall determine the form and content of
9    the written determination required in this subsection.
10        (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
11    the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
12    paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
13    inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
14    is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
15    correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
16    provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
17    satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
18    determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
19    multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program participation
20    before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
21    on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
22    for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph
23    (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
24    boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
25    offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
26    (iii) of this Section that is committed on or after June

 

 

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1    19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
2    committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
3    Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
4    that is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
5    effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
6    (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or after June
7    1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
8    subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or
9    after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
10    96-1224), or if convicted of aggravated driving under the
11    influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
12    compound or compounds or any combination thereof as defined
13    in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
14    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or if
15    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
16    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
17    compounds or any combination thereof as defined in
18    subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
19    Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
20    after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
21    96-1230), or if convicted of an offense enumerated in
22    paragraph (a)(2.4) of this Section that is committed on or
23    after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
24    91-121), or first degree murder, a Class X felony, criminal
25    sexual assault, felony criminal sexual abuse, aggravated
26    criminal sexual abuse, aggravated battery with a firearm as

 

 

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1    described in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2),
2    (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, or any predecessor or
3    successor offenses with the same or substantially the same
4    elements, or any inchoate offenses relating to the
5    foregoing offenses. No inmate shall be eligible for the
6    additional good conduct credit under this paragraph (4) who
7    (i) has previously received increased good conduct credit
8    under this paragraph (4) and has subsequently been
9    convicted of a felony, or (ii) has previously served more
10    than one prior sentence of imprisonment for a felony in an
11    adult correctional facility.
12        Educational, vocational, substance abuse and
13    correctional industry programs under which good conduct
14    credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) and
15    paragraph (4.1) of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated
16    by the Department on the basis of documented standards. The
17    Department shall report the results of these evaluations to
18    the Governor and the General Assembly by September 30th of
19    each year. The reports shall include data relating to the
20    recidivism rate among program participants.
21        Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
22    limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
23    Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are
24    denied immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting
25    list under criteria established by the Department. The
26    inability of any inmate to become engaged in any such

 

 

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1    programs by reason of insufficient program resources or for
2    any other reason established under the rules and
3    regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause
4    of action under which the Department or any employee or
5    agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
6    inmate.
7        (4.1) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
8    an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be
9    awarded to any prisoner who passes the high school level
10    Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the
11    prisoner is incarcerated. The good conduct credit awarded
12    under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and
13    shall not affect, the award of good conduct under any other
14    paragraph of this Section, but shall also be pursuant to
15    the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4)
16    of subsection (a) of this Section. The good conduct credit
17    provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
18    those prisoners who have not previously earned a high
19    school diploma or a GED. If, after an award of the GED good
20    conduct credit has been made and the Department determines
21    that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be
22    revoked.
23        (4.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
24    also provide that when the court's sentencing order
25    recommends a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the
26    crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the

 

 

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1    effective date of Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall
2    receive no good conduct credit awarded under clause (3) of
3    this subsection (a) unless he or she participates in and
4    completes a substance abuse treatment program. The
5    Director may waive the requirement to participate in or
6    complete a substance abuse treatment program and award the
7    good conduct credit in specific instances if the prisoner
8    is not a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment
9    program for medical, programming, or operational reasons.
10    Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be subject
11    to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
12    General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
13    available and the requirement to participate and complete
14    the treatment has not been waived by the Director, the
15    prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
16    established by the Department. The Director may allow a
17    prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
18    complete a substance abuse education class or attend
19    substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
20    abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
21    is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release
22    may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
23    credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
24    discretion of the Director.
25        (4.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
26    also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a

 

 

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1    sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
2    Registration Act shall receive no good conduct credit
3    unless he or she either has successfully completed or is
4    participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the
5    Sex Offender Management Board. However, prisoners who are
6    waiting to receive such treatment, but who are unable to do
7    so due solely to the lack of resources on the part of the
8    Department, may, at the Director's sole discretion, be
9    awarded good conduct credit at such rate as the Director
10    shall determine.
11        (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
12    earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
13    conduct credit for meritorious service given at any time
14    during the term, the Department shall give reasonable
15    notice of the impending release not less than 14 days prior
16    to the date of the release to the State's Attorney of the
17    county where the prosecution of the inmate took place, and
18    if applicable, the State's Attorney of the county into
19    which the inmate will be released. The Department must also
20    make identification information and a recent photo of the
21    inmate being released accessible on the Internet by means
22    of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate
23    Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage.
24    The identification information shall include the inmate's:
25    name, any known alias, date of birth, physical
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1    county where conviction was imposed. The identification
2    information shall be placed on the website within 3 days of
3    the inmate's release and the information may not be removed
4    until either: completion of the first year of mandatory
5    supervised release or return of the inmate to custody of
6    the Department.
7    (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
8several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
9shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
10forfeiting of good time.
11    (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
12for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
13rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
14violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
15shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
16year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
17    When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
18rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged
19infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
20against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of good conduct
21credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
22subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
23amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
24month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
2530 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
26within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the

 

 

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1Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good
2conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
3revocation of additional good conduct credit, if the Department
4seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
5However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
6Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
7good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
8or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
9Department.
10    The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
11appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
12credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
13restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
14be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
15Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the
16amount requested by the Director.
17    Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
18Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
193-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
20sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
21accumulation of good conduct credit.
22    (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
23federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
24or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
25or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
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1frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
2hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
3bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of
4the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
5provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
6If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
7credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
8Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
9prisoner.
10    For purposes of this subsection (d):
11        (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
12    filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
13    prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
14    following criteria:
15            (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
16        fact;
17            (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
18        such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
19        needless increase in the cost of litigation;
20            (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
21        contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
22        or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
23        modification, or reversal of existing law or the
24        establishment of new law;
25            (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
26        do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so

 

 

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1        identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
2        after a reasonable opportunity for further
3        investigation or discovery; or
4            (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
5        warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
6        identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
7        information or belief.
8        (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
9    of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
10    action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
11    under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
12    under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
13    Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
14    subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
15    Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
16    whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
17    subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
18    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
19    (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
20validity of Public Act 89-404.
21    (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
22has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
23under Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
24earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
25conduct credit, the Department, as a condition of such early
26release, shall require that the person, upon release, be placed

 

 

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1under electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of
2this Code.
3(Source: P.A. 95-134, eff. 8-13-07; 95-585, eff. 6-1-08;
495-625, eff. 6-1-08; 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-773, eff. 1-1-09;
595-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-860, eff. 1-15-10; 96-1110, eff.
67-19-10; 96-1128, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1224,
7eff. 7-23-10; 96-1230, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11;
897-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
101, 2013.