95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0451

 

Introduced 1/26/2007, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

 

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 serving a sentence for controlled substance trafficking, cannabis trafficking, or a gang-related felony 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, 2008.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 changing 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 the offense of being an armed habitual
19     criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
20     effective date of Public Act 94-398), or with respect to
21     the offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)
22     committed on or after the effective date of this amendatory
23     Act of the 95th General Assembly, the following:

 

 

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1             (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
2         imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense
3         of terrorism shall receive no good conduct credit and
4         shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
5             (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
6         to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder,
7         solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide
8         of an unborn child, predatory criminal sexual assault
9         of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
10         criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping,
11         aggravated battery with a firearm, heinous battery,
12         being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery
13         of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child
14         shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
15         credit for each month of his or her sentence of
16         imprisonment;
17             (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
18         invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
19         hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
20         violence with a category I weapon or category II
21         weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,
22         pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
23         Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
24         enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
25         victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
26         conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of

 

 

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1         imprisonment; and
2             (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
3         aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
4         conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
5         in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
6         more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
7         month of his or her sentence of imprisonment; and .
8             (v) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
9         controlled substance trafficking, cannabis
10         trafficking, or a gang-related felony shall receive no
11         more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
12         month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
13         (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
14     subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
15     June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
16     after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
17     94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after the
18     effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
19     Assembly, and other than the offense of reckless homicide
20     as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal
21     Code of 1961 committed on or after January 1, 1999, or
22     aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
23     drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
24     any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
25     paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
26     Illinois Vehicle Code, the rules and regulations shall

 

 

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1     provide that a prisoner who is serving a term of
2     imprisonment shall receive one day of good conduct credit
3     for each day of his or her sentence of imprisonment or
4     recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day of good conduct
5     credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's period of
6     imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
7         (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
8     imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
9     shall receive no good conduct credit.
10         (2.3) The rules and regulations on early release shall
11     provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
12     reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section
13     9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 committed on or after
14     January 1, 1999, or aggravated driving under the influence
15     of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
16     or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
17     subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
18     Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive
19     no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month
20     of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
21         (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
22     provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
23     with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
24     attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
25     firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
26     firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or

 

 

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1     used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
2     after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
3     91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
4     these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
5     conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
6     imprisonment.
7         (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
8     provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
9     aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
10     effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
11     than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
12     or her sentence of imprisonment.
13         (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
14     the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
15     conduct credit for meritorious service in specific
16     instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more
17     than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
18     shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
19     for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
20     while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or
21     aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
22     drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
23     any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
24     paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
25     Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
26     predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated

 

 

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1     criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate
2     sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
3     aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
4     liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous
5     battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated
6     battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated
7     stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the
8     life or health of a child, cruelty to a child, or narcotic
9     racketeering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, good conduct
10     credit for meritorious service shall not be awarded on a
11     sentence of imprisonment imposed for conviction of: (i) one
12     of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii),
13     or (iii) when the offense is committed on or after June 19,
14     1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense is
15     committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
16     Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense
17     is committed on or after the effective date of this
18     amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, (ii) reckless
19     homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
20     Criminal Code of 1961 when the offense is committed on or
21     after January 1, 1999, or aggravated driving under the
22     influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
23     compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
24     defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
25     (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii)
26     one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2.4) when

 

 

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1     the offense is committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the
2     effective date of Public Act 91-121), or (iv) aggravated
3     arson when the offense is committed on or after July 27,
4     2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176).
5         (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
6     the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
7     paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
8     inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
9     is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
10     correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
11     provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
12     satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
13     determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
14     multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program participation
15     before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
16     on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
17     for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph
18     (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
19     boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
20     offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
21     (iii) of this Section that is committed on or after June
22     19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
23     committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
24     Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
25     that is committed on or after the effective date of this
26     amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, or if

 

 

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1     convicted of reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e)
2     of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 if the offense
3     is committed on or after January 1, 1999, or aggravated
4     driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
5     drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
6     combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
7     paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
8     Illinois Vehicle Code, or if convicted of an offense
9     enumerated in paragraph (a)(2.4) of this Section that is
10     committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of
11     Public Act 91-121), or first degree murder, a Class X
12     felony, criminal sexual assault, felony criminal sexual
13     abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated
14     battery with a firearm, or any predecessor or successor
15     offenses with the same or substantially the same elements,
16     or any inchoate offenses relating to the foregoing
17     offenses. No inmate shall be eligible for the additional
18     good conduct credit under this paragraph (4) who (i) has
19     previously received increased good conduct credit under
20     this paragraph (4) and has subsequently been convicted of a
21     felony, or (ii) has previously served more than one prior
22     sentence of imprisonment for a felony in an adult
23     correctional facility.
24         Educational, vocational, substance abuse and
25     correctional industry programs under which good conduct
26     credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) and

 

 

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1     paragraph (4.1) of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated
2     by the Department on the basis of documented standards. The
3     Department shall report the results of these evaluations to
4     the Governor and the General Assembly by September 30th of
5     each year. The reports shall include data relating to the
6     recidivism rate among program participants.
7         Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
8     limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
9     Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are
10     denied immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting
11     list under criteria established by the Department. The
12     inability of any inmate to become engaged in any such
13     programs by reason of insufficient program resources or for
14     any other reason established under the rules and
15     regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause
16     of action under which the Department or any employee or
17     agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
18     inmate.
19         (4.1) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
20     an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be
21     awarded to any prisoner who passes the high school level
22     Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the
23     prisoner is incarcerated. The good conduct credit awarded
24     under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and
25     shall not affect, the award of good conduct under any other
26     paragraph of this Section, but shall also be pursuant to

 

 

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1     the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4)
2     of subsection (a) of this Section. The good conduct credit
3     provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
4     those prisoners who have not previously earned a high
5     school diploma or a GED. If, after an award of the GED good
6     conduct credit has been made and the Department determines
7     that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be
8     revoked.
9         (4.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
10     also provide that when the court's sentencing order
11     recommends a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the
12     crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
13     effective date of Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall
14     receive no good conduct credit awarded under clause (3) of
15     this subsection (a) unless he or she participates in and
16     completes a substance abuse treatment program. The
17     Director may waive the requirement to participate in or
18     complete a substance abuse treatment program and award the
19     good conduct credit in specific instances if the prisoner
20     is not a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment
21     program for medical, programming, or operational reasons.
22     Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be subject
23     to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
24     General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
25     available and the requirement to participate and complete
26     the treatment has not been waived by the Director, the

 

 

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1     prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
2     established by the Department. The Director may allow a
3     prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
4     complete a substance abuse education class or attend
5     substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
6     abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
7     is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release
8     may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
9     credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
10     discretion of the Director.
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     advance notice of the impending release to the State's
16     Attorney of the county where the prosecution of the inmate
17     took place.
18     (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
19 several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
20 shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
21 forfeiting of good time.
22     (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
23 for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
24 rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
25 violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
26 shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one

 

 

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1 year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
2     When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
3 rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged
4 infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
5 against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of good conduct
6 credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
7 subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
8 amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
9 month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
10 30 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
11 within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
12 Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good
13 conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
14 revocation of additional good conduct credit, if the Department
15 seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
16 However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
17 Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
18 good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
19 or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
20 Department.
21     The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
22 appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
23 credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
24 restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
25 be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
26 Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the

 

 

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1 amount requested by the Director.
2     Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
3 Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
4 3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
5 sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
6 accumulation of good conduct credit.
7     (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
8 federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
9 or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
10 or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
11 pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
12 frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
13 hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
14 bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of
15 the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
16 provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
17 If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
18 credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
19 Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
20 prisoner.
21     For purposes of this subsection (d):
22         (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
23     filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
24     prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
25     following criteria:
26             (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in

 

 

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1         fact;
2             (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
3         such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
4         needless increase in the cost of litigation;
5             (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
6         contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
7         or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
8         modification, or reversal of existing law or the
9         establishment of new law;
10             (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
11         do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
12         identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
13         after a reasonable opportunity for further
14         investigation or discovery; or
15             (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
16         warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
17         identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
18         information or belief.
19         (2) "Lawsuit" means a petition for post-conviction
20     relief under Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
21     of 1963, a motion pursuant to Section 116-3 of the Code of
22     Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus action under
23     Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or under federal
24     law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim under the Court
25     of Claims Act or an action under the federal Civil Rights
26     Act (42 U.S.C. 1983).

 

 

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1     (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
2 validity of Public Act 89-404.
3 (Source: P.A. 93-213, eff. 7-18-03; 93-354, eff. 9-1-03; 94-71,
4 eff. 6-23-05; 94-128, eff. 7-7-05; 94-156, eff. 7-8-05; 94-398,
5 eff. 8-2-05; 94-491, eff. 8-8-05; 94-744, eff. 5-8-06.)
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
7 1, 2008.