Public Act 90-0079 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0079
HB0723 Enrolled LRB9000995RCksC
AN ACT to amend the Unified Code of Corrections by adding
Article 16 to Chapter III.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
adding Article 16 to Chapter III as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/Chap. III, Art. 16 heading new)
ARTICLE 16. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SELECTED
PAROLED JUVENILE OFFENDERS
(730 ILCS 5/3-16-5 new)
Sec. 3-16-5. Multi-year pilot program for selected
paroled youth released from institutions of the Juvenile
Division.
(a) The Department of Corrections may establish in Cook
County, DuPage County, Lake County, Will County, and Kane
County a 6 year pilot program for selected youthful offenders
released to parole by the Juvenile Division of the Department
of Corrections.
(b) A person who is being released to parole from the
Juvenile Division under subsection (e) of Section 3-3-3 whom
the Juvenile Division deems a serious or at risk delinquent
youth who is likely to have difficulty re-adjusting to the
community, who has had either significant clinical problems
or a history of criminal activity related to sex offenses,
drugs, weapons, or gangs, and who is returning to Cook
County, Will County, Lake County, DuPage County, or Kane
County may be screened for eligibility to participate in the
pilot program.
(c) If the Department establishes a pilot program under
this Section, the Juvenile Division shall provide supervision
and structured services to persons selected to participate in
the program to: (i) ensure that they receive high levels of
supervision and case managed, structured services; (ii)
prepare them for re-integration into the community; (iii)
effectively monitor their compliance with parole requirements
and programming; and (iv) minimize the likelihood that they
will commit additional offenses.
(d) Based upon the needs of a participant, the
Department may provide any or all of the following to a
participant:
(1) Risk and needs assessment;
(2) Comprehensive case management;
(3) Placement in licensed secured community
facilities as a transitional measure;
(4) Transition to residential programming;
(5) Targeted intensive outpatient treatment
services;
(6) Structured day and evening reporting programs
and behavioral day treatment;
(7) Family counseling;
(8) Transitional programs to independent living;
(9) Alternative placements;
(10) Substance abuse treatment.
(e) A needs assessment case plan and parole supervision
profile may be completed by the Department of Corrections
before the selected eligible person's release from
institutional custody to parole supervision. The needs
assessment case plan and parole supervision profile shall
include identification of placement requirements, intensity
of parole supervision, and assessments of educational,
psychological, vocational, medical, and substance abuse
treatment needs. Following the completion by the Department
of Corrections of the parole supervision profile and needs
assessment case plan, a comprehensive parole case management
plan shall be developed for each committed youth eligible and
selected for admission to the pilot program. The
comprehensive parole case management plan shall be submitted
for approval by the Department and for presentation to the
Prisoner Review Board.
(f) The Department may identify in a comprehensive
parole case management plan any special conditions for parole
supervision and establish sanctions for a participant who
fails to comply with the program requirements or who violates
parole rules. These sanctions may include the return of a
participant to a secure community placement or
recommendations for parole revocation to the Prisoner Review
Board. Paroled youth may be held for investigation in secure
community facilities or on warrant pending revocation in
local detention or jail facilities based on age.
(g) The Department may select and contract with a
community-based network and work in partnership with private
providers to provide the services specified in subsection
(d).
(h) If the Department establishes a pilot program under
this Section, the Department shall, in the 3 years following
the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997, first
implement the pilot program in Cook County and then implement
the pilot program in DuPage County, Lake County, Will County,
and Kane County in accordance with a schedule to be developed
by the Department.
(i) If the Department establishes a pilot program under
this Section, the Department shall establish a 3 year
follow-up evaluation and outcome assessment for all
participants in the pilot program.
(j) If the Department establishes a pilot program under
this Section, the Department shall publish an outcome study
covering a 3 year follow-up period for participants in the
pilot program.