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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 3-3-2, 3-3-3, and 5-8-1 and by adding
6Sections 5-8-1.4 and 5-8-1.5 as follows:
 
7    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
8    Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and Duties.
9    (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
10"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
11read "Prisoner Review Board." After the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide
13by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and
14documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other
15steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and
16shall:
17        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
18    at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
19    sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective
20    date of this amendatory Act of 1977, and who are eligible
21    for parole;
22        (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
23    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the

 

 

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1    time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
2    violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced
3    under the law in effect prior to this amendatory Act of
4    1977; provided that the decision to parole and the
5    conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced
6    for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence
7    of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to
8    February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of
9    the Prisoner Review Board. One representative supporting
10    parole and one representative opposing parole will be
11    allowed to speak. Their comments shall be limited to making
12    corrections and filling in omissions to the Board's
13    presentation and discussion;
14        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
15    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
16    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
17    supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of
18    mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
19    supervised release for those sentenced under the law in
20    effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
21    1977;
22        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
23    of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
24    supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory
25    supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of
26    mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory

 

 

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1    supervised release for those serving extended supervised
2    release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d)
3    of Section 5-8-1;
4        (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
5    of at least 3 members decide, the time of aftercare
6    release, the conditions of aftercare release and the time
7    of discharge from aftercare release, impose sanctions for
8    violations of aftercare release, and revoke aftercare
9    release for those adjudicated delinquent under the
10    Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
11        (4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
12    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
13    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
14    Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
15    respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
16    Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
17    credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
18    when, during any 12 month period, the cumulative amount of
19    credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
20    is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled
21    release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
22    revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
23    subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
24    credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
25    in excess of thirty days. However, the Board shall not be
26    empowered to review the Department's decision with respect

 

 

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1    to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
2    or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
3    the Department;
4        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
5    at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
6    prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the
7    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in
8    accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
9        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
10    at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
11    reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
12    recommendations to the Governor;
13        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
14    Hearings Act;
15        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
16    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
17    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
18    Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
19    pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
20    Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
21    credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of
22    sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
23    sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
24    revoked;
25        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
26    at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of

 

 

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1    relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as
2    provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
3        (10) upon a petition by a person who has been convicted
4    of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
5    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
6    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
7    a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
8    the court order the sealing of all official records of the
9    arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
10    Department of State Police concerning the arrest and
11    conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not
12    apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for
13    sealing:
14            (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the expiration
15        of his or her sentence;
16            (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests or
17        detentions by a law enforcement officer for an alleged
18        violation of law, other than a petty offense, traffic
19        offense, conservation offense, or local ordinance
20        offense;
21            (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
22        Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
23        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
24        the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
25        Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
26        petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the

 

 

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1        offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
2        that he or she has completed the program successfully;
3            (D) if convicted of:
4                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
5            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
6            the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
7            2012;
8                (ii) aggravated assault;
9                (iii) aggravated battery;
10                (iv) domestic battery;
11                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
12                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
13                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
14            1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
15            firearm;
16                (viii) driving while under the influence of
17            alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
18            compound or compounds or any combination thereof;
19                (ix) aggravated driving while under the
20            influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
21            intoxicating compound or compounds or any
22            combination thereof; or
23                (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
24            under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
25            Act.
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1    of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
2    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
3    filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
4    the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
5        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
6    certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
7    Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
8    cause of action against either the Board or its members.
9        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3 and
10    4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one information
11    or indictment under this paragraph (10). A petitioner may
12    only receive one certificate of eligibility for sealing
13    under this provision for life; and
14        (11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
15    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
16    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this
17    or any other state and had received an honorable discharge
18    from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or
19    who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the
20    United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
21    other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the
22    requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
23    and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
24    a certificate of eligibility for expungement recommending
25    that the court order the expungement of all official
26    records of the arresting authority, the circuit court

 

 

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1    clerk, and the Department of State Police concerning the
2    arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person
3    may not apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility
4    for expungement:
5            (A) if convicted of:
6                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
7            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
8            the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of 2012;
9                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of 1961
10            or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm; or
11                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in Section
12            2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act; or
13            (B) if the person has not served in the United
14        States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
15        other state or has not received an honorable discharge
16        from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
17        of this or any other state or who at the time of the
18        filing of the petition is serving in the United States
19        Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
20        state and has not completed one tour of duty.
21        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
22    of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
23    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
24    filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
25    expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
26    Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.

 

 

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1    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
2and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
3Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
4pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
5conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
6(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
7project shall be implemented within 6 months after the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996. Within 6 months
9after the implementation of the pilot project, the Prisoner
10Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with
11the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central
12Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the
13General Assembly regarding the use, costs, effectiveness, and
14future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner
15Review Board hearings.
16    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
17restore sentence credit previously revoked.
18    (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
19promoting an effective system of parole, aftercare release, and
20mandatory supervised release.
21    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its
22work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any
23amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of
24State.
25    (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
26actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law

 

 

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1and the rules of the Board.
2    (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
3conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
4mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
5attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
6documentary evidence relating to any matter under
7investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
8subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public official
9authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any person
10lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws of the
11State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
12production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
13place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
14the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
15agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the
16Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and
17mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the
18State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
19persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
20fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
21courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
22payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
23    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
24petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
25the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
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1served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
2upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
3person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
4petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
5such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
6remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
7than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
8the written notice and petition in the U.S. mails addressed to
9the person at his last known address or after the personal
10service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such
11person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order
12the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
13investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
14evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
15subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to
16obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
17court as a contempt of court.
18    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated
19by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to
20take the testimony of persons under oath.
21    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority
22of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board
23shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
24of the Board.
25    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
26the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding

 

 

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1calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
2the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
3    (i) The Prisoner Review Board may grant participation in
4the Sentence Modification Program in accordance with Section
55-8-1.4.
6(Source: P.A. 97-697, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1120, eff. 1-1-13;
797-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-399, eff. 8-16-13; 98-558, eff.
81-1-14; revised 8-28-13.)
 
9    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3)
10    Sec. 3-3-3. Eligibility for Parole or Release.
11    (a) (Blank). Except for those offenders who accept the
12fixed release date established by the Prisoner Review Board
13under Section 3-3-2.1, every person serving a term of
14imprisonment under the law in effect prior to the effective
15date of this amendatory Act of 1977 shall be eligible for
16parole when he or she has served:
17        (1) the minimum term of an indeterminate sentence less
18    time credit for good behavior, or 20 years less time credit
19    for good behavior, whichever is less; or
20        (2) 20 years of a life sentence less time credit for
21    good behavior; or
22        (3) 20 years or one-third of a determinate sentence,
23    whichever is less, less time credit for good behavior.
24    (b) No person sentenced under this amendatory Act of 1977
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1eligible for parole.
2    (c) Except for those sentenced to a term of natural life
3imprisonment, every person sentenced to imprisonment under
4this amendatory Act of 1977 or given a release date under
5Section 3-3-2.1 of this Act shall serve the full term of a
6determinate sentence less time credit for good behavior and
7shall then be released under the mandatory supervised release
8provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code.
9    (d) No person serving a term of natural life imprisonment
10may be paroled or released except through executive clemency.
11    (e) Every person committed to the Department of Juvenile
12Justice under Section 5-10 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section
135-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or Section 5-8-6 of
14this Code and confined in the State correctional institutions
15or facilities if such juvenile has not been tried as an adult
16shall be eligible for aftercare release without regard to the
17length of time the person has been confined or whether the
18person has served any minimum term imposed. However, if a
19juvenile has been tried as an adult he or she shall only be
20eligible for parole or mandatory supervised release as an adult
21under this Section.
22(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
23    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1)
24    Sec. 5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; enhancements for
25use of a firearm; mandatory supervised release terms.

 

 

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1    (a) Except as otherwise provided in the statute defining
2the offense or in Article 4.5 of Chapter V and except as
3otherwise provided in Sections 5-8-1.4 and 5-8-1.5, a sentence
4of imprisonment for a felony shall be a determinate sentence
5set by the court under this Section, according to the following
6limitations:
7        (1) for first degree murder,
8            (a) (blank),
9            (b) if a trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable
10        doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally
11        brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton
12        cruelty or, except as set forth in subsection (a)(1)(c)
13        of this Section, that any of the aggravating factors
14        listed in subsection (b) or (b-5) of Section 9-1 of the
15        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 are
16        present, the court may sentence the defendant to a term
17        of natural life imprisonment, or
18            (c) the court shall sentence the defendant to a
19        term of natural life imprisonment when the death
20        penalty is not imposed if the defendant,
21                (i) has previously been convicted of first
22            degree murder under any state or federal law, or
23                (ii) is a person who, at the time of the
24            commission of the murder, had attained the age of
25            17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an
26            individual under 12 years of age; or, irrespective

 

 

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1            of the defendant's age at the time of the
2            commission of the offense, is found guilty of
3            murdering more than one victim, or
4                (iii) is found guilty of murdering a peace
5            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
6            when the peace officer, fireman, or emergency
7            management worker was killed in the course of
8            performing his official duties, or to prevent the
9            peace officer or fireman from performing his
10            official duties, or in retaliation for the peace
11            officer, fireman, or emergency management worker
12            from performing his official duties, and the
13            defendant knew or should have known that the
14            murdered individual was a peace officer, fireman,
15            or emergency management worker, or
16                (iv) is found guilty of murdering an employee
17            of an institution or facility of the Department of
18            Corrections, or any similar local correctional
19            agency, when the employee was killed in the course
20            of performing his official duties, or to prevent
21            the employee from performing his official duties,
22            or in retaliation for the employee performing his
23            official duties, or
24                (v) is found guilty of murdering an emergency
25            medical technician - ambulance, emergency medical
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1            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver or other
2            medical assistance or first aid person while
3            employed by a municipality or other governmental
4            unit when the person was killed in the course of
5            performing official duties or to prevent the
6            person from performing official duties or in
7            retaliation for performing official duties and the
8            defendant knew or should have known that the
9            murdered individual was an emergency medical
10            technician - ambulance, emergency medical
11            technician - intermediate, emergency medical
12            technician - paramedic, ambulance driver, or other
13            medical assistant or first aid personnel, or
14                (vi) is a person who, at the time of the
15            commission of the murder, had not attained the age
16            of 17, and is found guilty of murdering a person
17            under 12 years of age and the murder is committed
18            during the course of aggravated criminal sexual
19            assault, criminal sexual assault, or aggravated
20            kidnaping, or
21                (vii) is found guilty of first degree murder
22            and the murder was committed by reason of any
23            person's activity as a community policing
24            volunteer or to prevent any person from engaging in
25            activity as a community policing volunteer. For
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1            volunteer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
2            Section 2-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
3            For purposes of clause (v), "emergency medical
4        technician - ambulance", "emergency medical technician -
5         intermediate", "emergency medical technician -
6        paramedic", have the meanings ascribed to them in the
7        Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act.
8            (d) (i) if the person committed the offense while
9            armed with a firearm, 15 years shall be added to
10            the term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
11                (ii) if, during the commission of the offense,
12            the person personally discharged a firearm, 20
13            years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
14            imposed by the court;
15                (iii) if, during the commission of the
16            offense, the person personally discharged a
17            firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm,
18            permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or
19            death to another person, 25 years or up to a term
20            of natural life shall be added to the term of
21            imprisonment imposed by the court.
22        (2) (blank);
23        (2.5) for a person convicted under the circumstances
24    described in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of Section 11-1.20 or
25    paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 12-13,
26    subdivision (d)(2) of Section 11-1.30 or paragraph (2) of

 

 

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1    subsection (d) of Section 12-14, subdivision (b)(1.2) of
2    Section 11-1.40 or paragraph (1.2) of subsection (b) of
3    Section 12-14.1, subdivision (b)(2) of Section 11-1.40 or
4    paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 12-14.1 of the
5    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the
6    sentence shall be a term of natural life imprisonment.
7    (b) (Blank).
8    (c) (Blank).
9    (d) Subject to earlier termination under Section 3-3-8, the
10parole or mandatory supervised release term shall be written as
11part of the sentencing order and shall be as follows:
12        (1) for first degree murder or a Class X felony except
13    for the offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault of a
14    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and criminal
15    sexual assault if committed on or after the effective date
16    of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
17    except for the offense of aggravated child pornography
18    under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1 with
19    sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1 of the
20    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if
21    committed on or after January 1, 2009, 3 years;
22        (2) for a Class 1 felony or a Class 2 felony except for
23    the offense of criminal sexual assault if committed on or
24    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
25    General Assembly and except for the offenses of manufacture
26    and dissemination of child pornography under clauses

 

 

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1    (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code
2    of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, if committed on or
3    after January 1, 2009, 2 years;
4        (3) for a Class 3 felony or a Class 4 felony, 1 year;
5        (4) for defendants who commit the offense of predatory
6    criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
7    sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault, on or after the
8    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
9    Assembly, or who commit the offense of aggravated child
10    pornography under Section 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-20.1
11    with sentencing under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-20.1
12    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
13    manufacture of child pornography, or dissemination of
14    child pornography after January 1, 2009, the term of
15    mandatory supervised release shall range from a minimum of
16    3 years to a maximum of the natural life of the defendant;
17        (5) if the victim is under 18 years of age, for a
18    second or subsequent offense of aggravated criminal sexual
19    abuse or felony criminal sexual abuse, 4 years, at least
20    the first 2 years of which the defendant shall serve in an
21    electronic home detention program under Article 8A of
22    Chapter V of this Code;
23        (6) for a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic
24    battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony
25    violation of an order of protection, 4 years.
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1    (f) (Blank).
2(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
396-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1475, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1551, eff.
47-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109,
5eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.4 new)
7    Sec. 5-8-1.4. Sentence Modification Program.
8    (a) A committed person as defined in subsection (c) of
9Section 3-1-2 of this Code who is at least 50 years of age and
10who has served at least 25 consecutive years of imprisonment in
11a Department of Corrections institution or facility may
12petition the Prisoner Review Board ("Board") for participation
13in the Sentence Modification Program ("Program") as provided in
14this Section. The petition shall, in the first instance, be
15screened by the Department of Corrections, which shall
16determine whether the petitioner should be considered for
17participation in the Program. If the Department determines that
18the petitioner should be so considered, it shall submit the
19petition to the Board. The Board shall notify the victims and
20the families of the victims of the committed person's offenses
21within 30 days after receiving the petition and shall provide
22an opportunity for the victims and their families to submit
23statements in support of or opposition to the petitioner's
24participation in the Program.
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1person should be granted participation in the Program and, when
2possible, should provide relevant documentation and statements
3of support.
4    (c) The Board shall render its decision about the committed
5person's petition within a reasonable time after the petition
6has been filed. In deciding whether to grant or deny the
7petitioner participation in the Program, the Board shall
8consider whether the petitioner documents and demonstrates the
9following:
10        (1) successful participation in programs designed to
11    restore the committed person to a useful and productive
12    life upon release (including educational programs and
13    programs designed to deal with substance abuse or other
14    issues) and, if those programs are not available,
15    information demonstrating that the committed person has
16    attempted to participate in those programs or has engaged
17    in self-education programs, correspondence courses, or
18    other self-improvement efforts;
19        (2) the genuine reform and changed behavior the
20    committed person has demonstrated over a period of years;
21        (3) the committed person's remorse for actions that
22    have caused pain and suffering to victims of his or her
23    offenses;
24        (4) the committed person's ability to socialize with
25    others in an acceptable manner;
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1    activity and gang affiliation if the committed person was a
2    member of a gang; and
3        (6) an appropriate plan for living arrangements, which
4    indicates if the person intends to seek admission to a
5    nursing facility and the name of the facility if known,
6    financial support, and any medical care that will be needed
7    when the committed person returns to society.
8    (d) The Board shall consider the petition in its entirety
9and shall not order the release of the committed person if it
10finds that the committed person poses a threat to public
11safety. If the Board determines that a committed person is
12eligible for participation in the Program and that the
13committed person should participate in the Program, the Board
14shall set the conditions for the committed person's release
15from prison before the expiration of his or her sentence. If
16the committed person's plan for living arrangements under
17paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section includes
18relocation to a nursing facility, the Board shall notify the
19facility of the committed person's intent at least 30 days
20prior to the committed person's release. The Board shall, prior
21to the committed person's release, arrange for the committed
22person to be prescreened under Section 4.03 of the Illinois Act
23on the Aging and to make application for Medicaid Long Term
24Care services and the Board shall transmit to the facility
25prior to the committed person's admission documentation of the
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1Medicaid Long Term Care services, and the committed person's
2prison and criminal history. The later shall serve to meet the
3nursing facilities obligation to perform a background check.
4When granting participation in the Program, the Board may
5require the committed person, for a period of time upon
6release, to participate in community service or to wear an
7electronic monitoring device, or both. Upon request of the
8victim or the victim's family, the Board may issue a protective
9order requiring the committed person to avoid all contact with
10specified persons. For the purpose of this Section, "nursing
11facility" means a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care
12Act.
13    (e) A petition for participation in the Program under the
14provisions of this Section may be submitted annually, except
15that if the Board denies a petition, it may order that the
16committed person may not file a new petition for up to 3 years
17from the date of denial, if the Board finds that it is not
18reasonable to expect that it would grant a petition filed
19earlier.
20    (f) The action of a majority of the Board members voting on
21the petition shall be the action of the Board.
22    (g) The victim or the victim's family shall be notified of
23any public meeting at which the Board intends to deliberate on
24the committed person's participation in the Program.
25    (h) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
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1the contrary, all persons serving sentences in the Department
2are eligible to participate in the Sentence Modification
3Program.
 
4    (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.5 new)
5    Sec. 5-8-1.5. Medical parole. Notwithstanding any other
6provision of law to the contrary, any committed person who is
7serving a sentence, including one who has not yet served the
8minimum term of the sentence, who is diagnosed as suffering
9from a terminal or debilitating condition so as to render the
10committed person unlikely to be physically capable of
11presenting a danger to society, may be released on medical
12parole to a hospital, hospice, other licensed inpatient
13facility, or suitable housing accommodation as specified by the
14Board. The Department shall promptly notify the Board upon
15receipt of medical information that a committed person has a
16diagnosis of a terminal or debilitating condition which
17prevents him or her from filing a petition on his or her own.
18As used in this Section, "other licensed inpatient facility" or
19"suitable housing accommodation" does not include a facility
20licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act.