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CORRECTIONS
(730 ILCS 5/) Unified Code of Corrections.

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-5

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-5)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to create within the Department of Juvenile Justice the Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson for the purpose of securing the rights of youth committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, including youth released on aftercare before final discharge.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to create within the Department of Juvenile Justice the Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsman for the purpose of securing the rights of youth committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers, including youth released on aftercare before final discharge.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-10

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-10)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-10. Definitions. In this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:
    "Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    "Immediate family or household member" means the spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild, whether of the whole blood or half blood or by adoption, or a person who shares a common dwelling.
    "Juvenile justice system" means all activities by public or private agencies or persons pertaining to youth involved in or having contact with the police, courts, or corrections.
    "Office" means the Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson.
    "Ombudsperson" means the Department of Juvenile Justice Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson.
    "Youth" means any person committed by court order to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice, including youth released on aftercare before final discharge.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-10. Definitions. In this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:
    "County-operated juvenile detention center" means any shelter care home or detention home as "shelter" and "detention" are defined in Section 1.1 of the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act and any other facility that detains youth in the juvenile justice system that is specifically designated to detain or incarcerate youth. "County-operated juvenile detention center" does not include police or other temporary law enforcement holding locations.
    "Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    "Immediate family or household member" means the spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild, whether of the whole blood or half blood or by adoption, or a person who shares a common dwelling.
    "Juvenile justice system" means all activities by public or private agencies or persons pertaining to youth involved in or having contact with the police, courts, or corrections.
    "Office" means the Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman.
    "Ombudsman" means the Department of Juvenile Justice Independent Juvenile Ombudsman.
    "Youth" means any person committed by court order to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice or a county-operated juvenile detention center, including youth released on aftercare before final discharge.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-15

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-15)
    Sec. 3-2.7-15. Appointment of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson. The Governor shall appoint the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of 4 years, with the first term expiring February 1, 2017. A person appointed as Ombudsperson may be reappointed to one or more subsequent terms. A vacancy shall occur upon resignation, death, or removal. The Ombudsperson may only be removed by the Governor for incompetency, malfeasance, neglect of duty, or conviction of a felony. If the Senate is not in session or is in recess when an appointment subject to its confirmation is made, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment which shall be subject to subsequent Senate approval. The Ombudsperson may employ deputies to perform, under the direction of the Ombudsperson, the same duties and exercise the same powers as the Ombudsperson, and may employ other support staff as deemed necessary. The Ombudsperson and deputies must:
        (1) be over the age of 21 years;
        (2) have a bachelor's or advanced degree from an
    
accredited college or university; and
        (3) have relevant expertise in areas such as the
    
juvenile justice system, investigations, or civil rights advocacy as evidenced by experience in the field or by academic background.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-20

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-20)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-20. Conflicts of interest. A person may not serve as Ombudsperson or as a deputy if the person or the person's immediate family or household member:
        (1) is or has been employed by the Department of
    
Juvenile Justice or Department of Corrections within one year prior to appointment, other than as Ombudsperson or Deputy Ombudsperson;
        (2) participates in the management of a business
    
entity or other organization receiving funds from the Department of Juvenile Justice;
        (3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any
    
interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the Department of Juvenile Justice;
        (4) uses or receives any amount of tangible goods,
    
services, or funds from the Department of Juvenile Justice, other than as Ombudsperson or Deputy Ombudsperson; or
        (5) is required to register as a lobbyist for an
    
organization that interacts with the juvenile justice system.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-20. Conflicts of interest. A person may not serve as Ombudsman or as a deputy if the person or the person's immediate family or household member:
        (1) is or has been employed by the Department of
    
Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, or a county-operated juvenile detention center within one year prior to appointment, other than as Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsman;
        (2) participates in the management of a business
    
entity or other organization receiving funds from the Department of Juvenile Justice or a county-operated juvenile detention center;
        (3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any
    
interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the Department of Juvenile Justice or a county-operated juvenile detention center;
        (4) uses or receives any amount of tangible goods,
    
services, or funds from the Department of Juvenile Justice or a county-operated juvenile detention center, other than as Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsman; or
        (5) is required to register as a lobbyist for an
    
organization that interacts with the juvenile justice system.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-25

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-25)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-25. Duties and powers.
    (a) The Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall function independently within the Department of Juvenile Justice with respect to the operations of the Office in performance of the Ombudsperson's duties under this Article and shall report to the Governor. The Ombudsperson shall adopt rules and standards as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the Ombudsperson's duties. Funding for the Office shall be designated separately within Department funds. The Department shall provide necessary administrative services and facilities to the Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson.
    (b) The Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall have the following duties:
        (1) review and monitor the implementation of the
    
rules and standards established by the Department of Juvenile Justice and evaluate the delivery of services to youth to ensure that the rights of youth are fully observed;
        (2) provide assistance to a youth or family whom the
    
Ombudsperson determines is in need of assistance, including advocating with an agency, provider, or other person in the best interests of the youth;
        (3) investigate and attempt to resolve complaints
    
made by or on behalf of youth, other than complaints alleging criminal behavior or violations of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, if the Office determines that the investigation and resolution would further the purpose of the Office, and:
            (A) a youth committed to the Department of
        
Juvenile Justice or the youth's family is in need of assistance from the Office; or
            (B) a systemic issue in the Department of
        
Juvenile Justice's provision of services is raised by a complaint;
        (4) review or inspect periodically the facilities and
    
procedures of any facility in which a youth has been placed by the Department of Juvenile Justice to ensure that the rights of youth are fully observed; and
        (5) be accessible to and meet confidentially and
    
regularly with youth committed to the Department and serve as a resource by informing them of pertinent laws, rules, and policies, and their rights thereunder.
    (c) The following cases shall be reported immediately to the Director of Juvenile Justice and the Governor:
        (1) cases of severe abuse or injury of a youth;
        (2) serious misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
    
serious violations of policies and procedures concerning the administration of a Department of Juvenile Justice program or operation;
        (3) serious problems concerning the delivery of
    
services in a facility operated by or under contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice;
        (4) interference by the Department of Juvenile
    
Justice with an investigation conducted by the Office; and
        (5) other cases as deemed necessary by the
    
Ombudsperson.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ombudsperson may not investigate alleged criminal behavior or violations of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. If the Ombudsperson determines that a possible criminal act has been committed, or that special expertise is required in the investigation, the Ombudsperson shall immediately notify the Illinois State Police. If the Ombudsperson determines that a possible violation of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act has occurred, the Ombudsperson shall immediately refer the incident to the Office of the Governor's Executive Inspector General for investigation. If the Ombudsperson receives a complaint from a youth or third party regarding suspected abuse or neglect of a child, the Ombudsperson shall refer the incident to the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline or to the Illinois State Police as mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Any investigation conducted by the Ombudsperson shall not be duplicative and shall be separate from any investigation mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. All investigations conducted by the Ombudsperson shall be conducted in a manner designed to ensure the preservation of evidence for possible use in a criminal prosecution.
    (e) In performance of the Ombudsperson's duties, the Ombudsperson may:
        (1) review court files of youth;
        (2) recommend policies, rules, and legislation
    
designed to protect youth;
        (3) make appropriate referrals under any of the
    
duties and powers listed in this Section;
        (4) attend internal administrative and disciplinary
    
hearings to ensure the rights of youth are fully observed and advocate for the best interest of youth when deemed necessary; and
        (5) perform other acts, otherwise permitted or
    
required by law, in furtherance of the purpose of the Office.
    (f) To assess if a youth's rights have been violated, the Ombudsperson may, in any matter that does not involve alleged criminal behavior, contact or consult with an administrator, employee, youth, parent, expert, or any other individual in the course of the Ombudsperson's investigation or to secure information as necessary to fulfill the Ombudsperson's duties.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-25. Duties and powers.
    (a) The Independent Juvenile Ombudsman shall function independently within the Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers with respect to the operations of the Office in performance of his or her duties under this Article and shall report to the Governor and to local authorities as provided in Section 3-2.7-50. The Ombudsman shall adopt rules and standards as may be necessary or desirable to carry out his or her duties. Funding for the Office shall be designated separately within Department funds and shall include funds for operations at county-operated juvenile detention centers. The Department shall provide necessary administrative services and facilities to the Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman. County-operated juvenile detention centers shall provide necessary administrative services and space, upon request, inside the facility to the Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman to meet confidentially with youth and otherwise in performance of his or her duties under this Article.
    (b) The Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsman shall have the following duties:
        (1) review and monitor the implementation of the
    
rules and standards established by the Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers and evaluate the delivery of services to youth to ensure that the rights of youth are fully observed;
        (2) provide assistance to a youth or family whom the
    
Ombudsman determines is in need of assistance, including advocating with an agency, provider, or other person in the best interests of the youth;
        (3) investigate and attempt to resolve complaints
    
made by or on behalf of youth, other than complaints alleging criminal behavior or violations of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, if the Office determines that the investigation and resolution would further the purpose of the Office, and:
            (A) a youth committed to the Department of
        
Juvenile Justice or a county-operated juvenile detention center or the youth's family is in need of assistance from the Office; or
            (B) a systemic issue in the Department of
        
Juvenile Justice's or county-operated juvenile detention center's provision of services is raised by a complaint;
        (4) review or inspect periodically the facilities and
    
procedures of any county-operated juvenile detention center or any facility in which a youth has been placed by the Department of Juvenile Justice to ensure that the rights of youth are fully observed; and
        (5) be accessible to and meet confidentially and
    
regularly with youth committed to the Department or a county-operated juvenile detention center and serve as a resource by informing them of pertinent laws, rules, and policies, and their rights thereunder.
    (c) The following cases shall be reported immediately to the Director of Juvenile Justice and the Governor, and for cases that arise in county-operated juvenile detention centers, to the chief judge of the applicable judicial circuit and the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts:
        (1) cases of severe abuse or injury of a youth;
        (2) serious misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
    
serious violations of policies and procedures concerning the administration of a Department of Juvenile Justice or county-operated juvenile detention center program or operation;
        (3) serious problems concerning the delivery of
    
services in a county-operated juvenile detention center or a facility operated by or under contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice;
        (4) interference by the Department of Juvenile
    
Justice or county-operated juvenile detention center with an investigation conducted by the Office; and
        (5) other cases as deemed necessary by the Ombudsman.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ombudsman may not investigate alleged criminal behavior or violations of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. If the Ombudsman determines that a possible criminal act has been committed, or that special expertise is required in the investigation, he or she shall immediately notify the Illinois State Police. If the Ombudsman determines that a possible violation of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act has occurred, he or she shall immediately refer the incident to the Office of the Governor's Executive Inspector General for investigation. If the Ombudsman receives a complaint from a youth or third party regarding suspected abuse or neglect of a child, the Ombudsman shall refer the incident to the Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline or to the Illinois State Police as mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Any investigation conducted by the Ombudsman shall not be duplicative and shall be separate from any investigation mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. All investigations conducted by the Ombudsman shall be conducted in a manner designed to ensure the preservation of evidence for possible use in a criminal prosecution.
    (e) In performance of his or her duties, the Ombudsman may:
        (1) review court files of youth;
        (2) recommend policies, rules, and legislation
    
designed to protect youth;
        (3) make appropriate referrals under any of the
    
duties and powers listed in this Section;
        (4) attend internal administrative and disciplinary
    
hearings to ensure the rights of youth are fully observed and advocate for the best interest of youth when deemed necessary; and
        (5) perform other acts, otherwise permitted or
    
required by law, in furtherance of the purpose of the Office.
    (f) To assess if a youth's rights have been violated, the Ombudsman may, in any matter that does not involve alleged criminal behavior, contact or consult with an administrator, employee, youth, parent, expert, or any other individual in the course of his or her investigation or to secure information as necessary to fulfill his or her duties.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-30

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-30)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-30. Duties of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall allow any youth to communicate with the Ombudsperson or a deputy at any time. The communication:
        (1) may be in person, by phone, by mail, or by any
    
other means deemed appropriate in light of security concerns; and
        (2) is confidential and privileged.
    (b) The Department shall allow the Ombudsperson and deputies full and unannounced access to youth and Department facilities at any time. The Department shall furnish the Ombudsperson and deputies with appropriate meeting space in each facility in order to preserve confidentiality.
    (c) The Department shall allow the Ombudsperson and deputies to participate in professional development opportunities provided by the Department of Juvenile Justice as practical and to attend appropriate professional training when requested by the Ombudsperson.
    (d) The Department shall provide the Ombudsperson copies of critical incident reports involving a youth residing in a facility operated by the Department. Critical incidents include, but are not limited to, severe injuries that result in hospitalization, suicide attempts that require medical intervention, sexual abuse, and escapes.
    (e) The Department shall provide the Ombudsperson with reasonable advance notice of all internal administrative and disciplinary hearings regarding a youth residing in a facility operated by the Department.
    (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may not discharge, demote, discipline, or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against a youth or an employee who in good faith makes a complaint to the Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson or cooperates with the Office.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-30. Duties of the Department of Juvenile Justice or county-operated juvenile detention center.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice and every county-operated juvenile detention center shall allow any youth to communicate with the Ombudsman or a deputy at any time. The communication:
        (1) may be in person, by phone, by mail, or by any
    
other means deemed appropriate in light of security concerns; and
        (2) is confidential and privileged.
    (b) The Department and county-operated juvenile detention centers shall allow the Ombudsman and deputies full and unannounced access to youth and Department facilities and county-operated juvenile detention centers at any time. The Department and county-operated juvenile detention centers shall furnish the Ombudsman and deputies with appropriate meeting space in each facility in order to preserve confidentiality.
    (c) The Department and county-operated juvenile detention centers shall allow the Ombudsman and deputies to participate in professional development opportunities provided by the Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers as practical and to attend appropriate professional training when requested by the Ombudsman.
    (d) The Department and county-operated juvenile detention centers shall provide the Ombudsman copies of critical incident reports involving a youth residing in a facility operated by the Department or a county-operated juvenile detention center. Critical incidents include, but are not limited to, severe injuries that result in hospitalization, suicide attempts that require medical intervention, sexual abuse, and escapes.
    (e) The Department and county-operated juvenile detention centers shall provide the Ombudsman with reasonable advance notice of all internal administrative and disciplinary hearings regarding a youth residing in a facility operated by the Department or a county-operated juvenile detention center.
    (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers may not discharge, demote, discipline, or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against a youth or an employee who in good faith makes a complaint to the Office of the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman or cooperates with the Office.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-35

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-35)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-35. Reports. The Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall provide to the General Assembly and the Governor, no later than January 1 of each year, a summary of activities done in furtherance of the purpose of the Office for the prior fiscal year. The summaries shall contain data both aggregated and disaggregated by individual facility and describe:
        (1) the work of the Ombudsperson;
        (2) the status of any review or investigation
    
undertaken by the Ombudsperson, but may not contain any confidential or identifying information concerning the subjects of the reports and investigations; and
        (3) any recommendations that the Independent Juvenile
    
Ombudsperson has relating to a systemic issue in the Department of Juvenile Justice's provision of services and any other matters for consideration by the General Assembly and the Governor.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-35. Reports. The Independent Juvenile Ombudsman shall provide to the General Assembly and the Governor, no later than January 1 of each year, a summary of activities done in furtherance of the purpose of the Office for the prior fiscal year. The summaries shall contain data both aggregated and disaggregated by individual facility and describe:
        (1) the work of the Ombudsman;
        (2) the status of any review or investigation
    
undertaken by the Ombudsman, but may not contain any confidential or identifying information concerning the subjects of the reports and investigations; and
        (3) any recommendations that the Independent Juvenile
    
Ombudsman has relating to a systemic issue in the Department of Juvenile Justice's or a county-operated juvenile detention center's provision of services and any other matters for consideration by the General Assembly and the Governor.
    With respect to county-operated juvenile detention centers, the Ombudsman shall provide data responsive to paragraphs (1) through (3) to the chief judge of the applicable judicial circuit and to the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, and shall make the data publicly available.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-40

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-40)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-40. Complaints. The Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall promptly and efficiently act on complaints made by or on behalf of youth filed with the Office that relate to the operations or staff of the Department of Juvenile Justice. The Office shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, including any resolution of or recommendations made as a result of the complaint. The Office shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution. When applicable, the Office shall notify the complaining youth that an investigation and resolution may result in or will require disclosure of the complaining youth's identity. The Office shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-40. Complaints. The Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsman shall promptly and efficiently act on complaints made by or on behalf of youth filed with the Office that relate to the operations or staff of the Department of Juvenile Justice or a county-operated juvenile detention center. The Office shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, including any resolution of or recommendations made as a result of the complaint. The Office shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution. When applicable, the Office shall notify the complaining youth that an investigation and resolution may result in or will require disclosure of the complaining youth's identity. The Office shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-45

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-45)
    Sec. 3-2.7-45. Confidentiality. The name, address, or other personally identifiable information of a person who files a complaint with the Office, information generated by the Office related to a complaint or other activities of the Office, and confidential records obtained by the Office are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The Office shall disclose the records only if required by court order on a showing of good cause.
(Source: P.A. 98-1032, eff. 8-25-14.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-50

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-50)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-50. Promotion and awareness of Office. The Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall promote awareness among the public and youth of:
        (1) the rights of youth committed to the Department;
        (2) the purpose of the Office;
        (3) how the Office may be contacted;
        (4) the confidential nature of communications; and
        (5) the services the Office provides.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-50. Promotion and awareness of Office. The Independent Juvenile Ombudsman shall promote awareness among the public and youth of:
        (1) the rights of youth committed to the Department
    
and county-operated juvenile detention centers;
        (2) the purpose of the Office;
        (3) how the Office may be contacted;
        (4) the confidential nature of communications; and
        (5) the services the Office provides.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-55

    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-55)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
    Sec. 3-2.7-55. Access to information of governmental entities. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson unrestricted access to all master record files of youth under Section 3-5-1 of this Code. Access to educational, social, psychological, mental health, substance abuse, and medical records shall not be disclosed except as provided in Section 5-910 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the School Code, and any applicable federal laws that govern access to those records.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 103-397)
    Sec. 3-2.7-55. Access to information of governmental entities. The Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers shall provide the Independent Juvenile Ombudsman unrestricted access to all master record files of youth under Section 3-5-1 of this Code or any other files of youth in the custody of county-operated juvenile detention centers, or both. Access to educational, social, psychological, mental health, substance abuse, and medical records shall not be disclosed except as provided in Section 5-910 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the School Code, and any applicable federal laws that govern access to those records.
(Source: P.A. 103-397, eff. 1-1-25.)

730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 3

 
    (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 3 heading)
ARTICLE 3. PRISONER REVIEW BOARD
(Source: P.A. 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-1

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1)
    Sec. 3-3-1. Establishment and appointment of Prisoner Review Board.
    (a) There shall be a Prisoner Review Board independent of the Department which shall be:
        (1) the paroling authority for persons sentenced
    
under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977;
        (1.2) the paroling authority for persons eligible for
    
parole review under Section 5-4.5-115;
        (1.5) (blank);
        (2) the board of review for cases involving the
    
revocation of sentence credits or a suspension or reduction in the rate of accumulating the credit;
        (3) the board of review and recommendation for the
    
exercise of executive clemency by the Governor;
        (4) the authority for establishing release dates for
    
certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
        (5) the authority for setting conditions for parole
    
and mandatory supervised release under Section 5-8-1(a) of this Code, and determining whether a violation of those conditions warrant revocation of parole or mandatory supervised release or the imposition of other sanctions;
        (6) the authority for determining whether a violation
    
of aftercare release conditions warrant revocation of aftercare release; and
        (7) the authority to release medically infirm or
    
disabled prisoners under Section 3-3-14.
    (b) The Board shall consist of 15 persons appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member of the Board shall be designated by the Governor to be Chairman and shall serve as Chairman at the pleasure of the Governor. The members of the Board shall have had at least 5 years of actual experience in the fields of penology, corrections work, law enforcement, sociology, law, education, social work, medicine, psychology, other behavioral sciences, or a combination thereof. At least 6 members so appointed must have at least 3 years experience in the field of juvenile matters. No more than 8 Board members may be members of the same political party.
    Each member of the Board shall serve on a full-time basis and shall not hold any other salaried public office, whether elective or appointive, nor any other office or position of profit, nor engage in any other business, employment, or vocation. The Chairman of the Board shall receive $35,000 a year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater, and each other member $30,000, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater.
    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the term of each member of the Board who was appointed by the Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at the close of business on that date or when all of the successor members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs later. As soon as possible, the Governor shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created by this amendatory Act.
    Of the initial members appointed under this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in January 2005, 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in January 2007, and 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in January 2009. Their respective successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the third Monday in January of the year of appointment. Each member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
    Any member may be removed by the Governor for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance or inability to serve.
    (d) The Chairman of the Board shall be its chief executive and administrative officer. The Board may have an Executive Director; if so, the Executive Director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The salary and duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-494, eff. 1-1-22.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-2

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
    Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and duties.
    (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term "Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall read "Prisoner Review Board." After February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099), the Prisoner Review Board shall provide by rule for the orderly transition of all files, records, and documents of the Parole and Pardon Board and for such other steps as may be necessary to effect an orderly transition and shall:
        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099), and who are eligible for parole;
        (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and the time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for violations of parole, and revoke parole for those sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099); provided that the decision to parole and the conditions of parole for all prisoners who were sentenced for first degree murder or who received a minimum sentence of 20 years or more under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a majority vote of the Prisoner Review Board. One representative supporting parole and one representative opposing parole will be allowed to speak. Their comments shall be limited to making corrections and filling in omissions to the Board's presentation and discussion;
        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under the law in effect after February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099);
        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory supervised release and the time of discharge from mandatory supervised release, to impose sanctions for violations of mandatory supervised release and revoke mandatory supervised release for those serving extended supervised release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1;
        (3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members decide whether to revoke aftercare release for those committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
        (4) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the Department for alleged violation of Department rules with respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or when, during any 12-month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the Department;
        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099), in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
    
of at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon, reprieve or commutation, and make confidential recommendations to the Governor;
        (6.5) hear by at least one member who is qualified in
    
the field of juvenile matters and through a panel of at least 3 members, 2 of whom are qualified in the field of juvenile matters, decide parole review cases in accordance with Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code and make release determinations of persons under the age of 21 at the time of the commission of an offense or offenses, other than those persons serving sentences for first degree murder or aggravated criminal sexual assault;
        (6.6) hear by at least a quorum of the Prisoner
    
Review Board and decide by a majority of members present at the hearing, in accordance with Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code, release determinations of persons under the age of 21 at the time of the commission of an offense or offenses of those persons serving sentences for first degree murder or aggravated criminal sexual assault;
        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
    
Hearings Act;
        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel
    
of at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be revoked;
        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel
    
of at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates of relief from disabilities or certificates of good conduct as provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
        (10) upon a petition by a person who has been
    
convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that the court order the sealing of all official records of the arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Illinois State Police concerning the arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for sealing:
            (A) until 5 years have elapsed since the
        
expiration of his or her sentence;
            (B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests
        
or detentions by a law enforcement officer for an alleged violation of law, other than a petty offense, traffic offense, conservation offense, or local ordinance offense;
            (C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
        
Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof that he or she has completed the program successfully;
            (D) if convicted of:
                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
            
Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
                (ii) aggravated assault;
                (iii) aggravated battery;
                (iv) domestic battery;
                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
            
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm;
                (viii) driving while under the influence of
            
alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof;
                (ix) aggravated driving while under the
            
influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof; or
                (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
            
under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
        If a person has applied to the Board for a
    
certificate of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
    
certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any cause of action against either the Board or its members.
        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3
    
and 4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one information or indictment under this paragraph (10). A petitioner may only receive one certificate of eligibility for sealing under this provision for life; and
        (11) upon a petition by a person who after having
    
been convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other state and had received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other state and served one tour of duty and who meets the requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue a certificate of eligibility for expungement recommending that the court order the expungement of all official records of the arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Illinois State Police concerning the arrest and conviction for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the Board for a certificate of eligibility for expungement:
            (A) if convicted of:
                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
            
Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of 2012;
                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
            
1961 or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm; or
                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in
            
Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act; or
            (B) if the person has not served in the United
        
States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other state or has not received an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other state or who at the time of the filing of the petition is serving in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other state and has not completed one tour of duty.
        If a person has applied to the Board for a
    
certificate of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The project shall be implemented within 6 months after January 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-490). Within 6 months after the implementation of the pilot project, the Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Central Management Services, shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use, costs, effectiveness, and future viability of interactive video conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may restore sentence credit previously revoked.
    (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory supervised release.
    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of its work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and any amendments thereto with the Director and with the Secretary of State.
    (e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law and the rules of the Board.
    (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence relating to any matter under investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence, may be required from any place in the State to a hearing location in the State before the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of the Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of the State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for payment when the witness is discharged from further attendance.
    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be served by personal service or by registered or certified mail upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of the written notice and petition in the U.S. mail addressed to the person at his or her last known address or after the personal service of the copy of the notice and petition upon such person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may order the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure to obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that court as a contempt of court.
    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer designated by the Board shall have the power to administer oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business of the Board.
    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-2.1

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2.1)
    Sec. 3-3-2.1. Prisoner Review Board - Release Date.
    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Prisoner Review Board shall, no later than 7 days following a prisoner's next parole hearing after the effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1977, provide each prisoner sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977, with a fixed release date.
    (b) No release date under this Section shall be set for any person sentenced to an indeterminate sentence under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977 in which the minimum term of such sentence is 20 years or more.
    (c) The Prisoner Review Board shall notify each eligible offender of his or her release date in a form substantially as follows:
Date of Notice
"To (Name of offender):
    Under a recent change in the law you are provided with this choice:
    (1) You may remain under your present indeterminate sentence and continue to be eligible for parole; or (2) you may waive your right to parole and accept the release date which has been set for you. From this release date will be deducted any good conduct credit you may earn.
    If you accept the release date established by the Board, you will no longer be eligible for parole.
    Your release date from prison has been set for: (release date) ........ , subject to a term of mandatory supervised release as provided by law.
    If you accumulate the maximum amount of good conduct credit as allowed by law recently enacted, you can be released on: ........ , subject to a term of mandatory supervised release as provided by law.
    Should you choose not to accept the release date, your next parole hearing will be: ........ .
    The Board has based its determination of your release date on the following:
        (1) The material that normally would be examined in
    
connection with your parole hearing, as set forth in paragraph (d) of Section 3-3-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections:
        (2) the intent of the court in imposing sentence on
    
you;
        (3) the present schedule of sentences for similar
    
offenses provided by Articles 4.5 and 5 of Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections, as amended;
        (4) the factors in mitigation and aggravation
    
provided by Sections 5-5-3.1 and 5-5-3.2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, as amended;
        (5) The rate of accumulating good conduct credits
    
provided by Section 3-6-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections, as amended;
        (6) your behavior since commitment.
    You now have 60 days in which to decide whether to remain under your indeterminate sentence and continue to be eligible for parole or waive your right to parole and accept the release date established for you by the Board. If you do nothing within 60 days, you will remain under the parole system.
    If you accept the release date, you may accumulate good conduct credit at the maximum rate provided under the law recently enacted.
    If you feel that the release date set for you is unfair or is not based on complete information required to be considered by the Board, you may request that the Board reconsider the date. In your request you must set forth specific reasons why you feel the Board's release date is unfair and you may submit relevant material in support of your request.
    The Department of Corrections is obligated to assist you in that effort, if you ask it to do so.
    The Board will notify you within 60 days whether or not it will reconsider its decision. The Board's decision with respect to reconsidering your release date is final and cannot be appealed to any court.
    If the Board decides not to reconsider your case you will have 60 days in which to decide whether to accept the release date and waive your right to parole or to continue under the parole system. If you do nothing within 60 days after you receive notification of the Board's decision you will remain under the parole system.
    If the Board decides to reconsider its decision with respect to your release date, the Board will schedule a date for reconsideration as soon as practicable, but no later than 60 days from the date it receives your request, and give you at least 30 days notice. You may submit material to the Board which you believe will be helpful in deciding a proper date for your release. The Department of Corrections is obligated to assist you in that effort, if you ask it to do so.
    Neither you nor your lawyer has the right to be present on the date of reconsideration, nor the right to call witnesses. However, the Board may ask you or your lawyer to appear or may ask to hear witnesses. The Board will base its determination on the same data on which it made its earlier determination, plus any new information which may be available to it.
    When the Board has made its decision you will be informed of the release date. In no event will it be longer than the release date originally determined. From this date you may continue to accumulate good conduct credits at the maximum rate. You will not be able to appeal the Board's decision to a court.
    Following the Board's reconsideration and upon being notified of your release date you will have 60 days in which to decide whether to accept the release date and waive your right to parole or to continue under the parole system. If you do nothing within 60 days after notification of the Board's decision you will remain under the parole system."
    (d) The Board shall provide each eligible offender with a form substantially as follows:
    "I (name of offender) am fully aware of my right to choose between parole eligibility and a fixed release date. I know that if I accept the release date established, I will give up my right to seek parole. I have read and understood the Prisoner Review Board's letter, and I know how and under what circumstances the Board has set my release date. I know that I will be released on that date and will be released earlier if I accumulate good conduct credit. I know that the date set by the Board is final, and can't be appealed to a court.
    Fully aware of all the implications, I expressly and knowingly waive my right to seek parole and accept the release date as established by the Prisoner Review Board."
    (e) The Board shall use the following information and standards in establishing a release date for each eligible offender who requests that a date be set:
        (1) Such information as would be considered in a
    
parole hearing under Section 3-3-4 of this Code;
        (2) The intent of the court in imposing the
    
offender's sentence;
        (3) The present schedule for similar offenses
    
provided by Articles 4.5 and 5 of Chapter V of this Code;
        (4) Factors in aggravation and mitigation of sentence
    
as provided in Sections 5-5-3.1 and 5-5-3.2 of this Code;
        (5) The rate of accumulating good conduct credits
    
provided by Section 3-6-3 of this Code;
        (6) The offender's behavior since commitment to the
    
Department.
    (f) After the release date is set by the Board, the offender can accumulate good conduct credits in accordance with Section 3-6-3 of this Code.
    (g) The release date established by the Board shall not be sooner than the earliest date that the offender would have been eligible for release under the sentence imposed on him by the court, less time credit previously earned for good behavior, nor shall it be later than the latest date at which the offender would have been eligible for release under such sentence, less time credit previously earned for good behavior.
    (h) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), each prisoner appearing at his next parole hearing subsequent to the effective date of the amendatory Act of 1977, shall be notified within 7 days of the hearing that he will either be released on parole or that a release date has been set by the Board. The notice and waiver form provided for in subsections (c) and (d) shall be presented to eligible prisoners no later than 7 days following their parole hearing. A written statement of the basis for the decision with regard to the release date set shall be given to such prisoners no later than 14 days following the parole hearing.
    (2) Each prisoner upon notification of his release date shall have 60 days to choose whether to remain under the parole system or to accept the release date established by the Board. No release date shall be effective unless the prisoner waives his right to parole in writing. If no choice is made by such prisoner within 60 days from the date of his notification of a release date, such prisoner shall remain under the parole system.
    (3) Within the 60 day period as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a prisoner may request that the Board reconsider its decision with regard to such prisoner's release date. No later than 60 days following receipt of such request for reconsideration, the Board shall notify the prisoner as to whether or not it will reconsider such prisoner's release date. No court shall have jurisdiction to review the Board's decision. No prisoner shall be entitled to more than one request for reconsideration of his release date.
        (A) If the Board decides not to reconsider the
    
release date, the prisoner shall have 60 days to choose whether to remain under the parole system or to accept the release date established by the Board. No release date shall be effective unless the prisoner waives his right to parole in writing. If no choice is made by such prisoner within 60 days from the date of the notification by the Board refusing to reconsider his release date, such prisoner shall remain under the parole system.
        (B) If the Board decides to reconsider its decision
    
with respect to such release date, the Board shall schedule a date for reconsideration as soon as practicable, but no later than 60 days from the date of the prisoner's request, and give such prisoner at least 30 days notice. Such prisoner may submit any relevant material to the Board which would aid in ascertaining a proper release date. The Department of Corrections shall assist any such prisoner if asked to do so.
        Neither the prisoner nor his lawyer has the right to
    
be present on the date of reconsideration, nor the right to call witnesses. However, the Board may ask such prisoner or his or her lawyer to appear or may ask to hear witnesses. The Board shall base its determination on the factors specified in subsection (e), plus any new information which may be available to it.
        (C) When the Board has made its decision, the
    
prisoner shall be informed of the release date as provided for in subsection (c) no later than 7 days following the reconsideration. In no event shall such release date be longer than the release date originally determined. The decision of the Board is final. No court shall have jurisdiction to review the Board's decision.
    Following the Board's reconsideration and its notification to the prisoner of his or her release date, such prisoner shall have 60 days from the date of such notice in which to decide whether to accept the release date and waive his or her right to parole or to continue under the parole system. If such prisoner does nothing within 60 days after notification of the Board's decision, he or she shall remain under the parole system.
(Source: P.A. 95-1052, eff. 7-1-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-3

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3)
    Sec. 3-3-3. Eligibility for parole or release.
    (a) Except for those offenders who accept the fixed release date established by the Prisoner Review Board under Section 3-3-2.1, every person serving a term of imprisonment under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977 shall be eligible for parole when he or she has served:
        (1) the minimum term of an indeterminate sentence
    
less time credit for good behavior, or 20 years less time credit for good behavior, whichever is less; or
        (2) 20 years of a life sentence less time credit for
    
good behavior; or
        (3) 20 years or one-third of a determinate sentence,
    
whichever is less, less time credit for good behavior.
    (b) No person sentenced under this amendatory Act of 1977 or who accepts a release date under Section 3-3-2.1 shall be eligible for parole.
    (c) Except for those sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment, every person sentenced to imprisonment under this amendatory Act of 1977 or given a release date under Section 3-3-2.1 of this Act shall serve the full term of a determinate sentence less time credit for good behavior and shall then be released under the mandatory supervised release provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code.
    (d) No person serving a term of natural life imprisonment may be paroled or released except through executive clemency.
    (e) Every person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and confined in the State correctional institutions or facilities if such juvenile has not been tried as an adult shall be eligible for aftercare release under Section 3-2.5-85 of this Code. However, if a juvenile has been tried as an adult he or she shall only be eligible for parole or mandatory supervised release as an adult under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-4

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-4)
    Sec. 3-3-4. Preparation for parole hearing.
    (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall consider the parole of each eligible person committed to the Department of Corrections at least 30 days prior to the date he or she shall first become eligible for parole.
    (b) A person eligible for parole shall, no less than 15 days in advance of his or her parole interview, prepare a parole plan in accordance with the rules of the Prisoner Review Board. The person shall be assisted in preparing his or her parole plan by personnel of the Department of Corrections, and may, for this purpose, be released on furlough under Article 11. The Department shall also provide assistance in obtaining information and records helpful to the individual for his or her parole hearing. If the person eligible for parole has a petition or any written submissions prepared on his or her behalf by an attorney or other representative, the attorney or representative for the person eligible for parole must serve by certified mail the State's Attorney of the county where he or she was prosecuted with the petition or any written submissions 15 days after his or her parole interview. The State's Attorney shall provide the attorney for the person eligible for parole with a copy of his or her letter in opposition to parole via certified mail within 5 business days of the en banc hearing.
    (c) Any member of the Board shall have access at all reasonable times to any committed person and to his or her master record file within the Department, and the Department shall furnish such a report to the Board concerning the conduct and character of any such person prior to his or her parole interview.
    (d) In making its determination of parole, the Board shall consider:
        (1) (blank);
        (2) the report under Section 3-8-2 or 3-10-2;
        (3) a report by the Department and any report by the
    
chief administrative officer of the institution or facility;
        (4) a parole progress report;
        (5) a medical and psychological report, if requested
    
by the Board;
        (6) material in writing, or on film, video tape or
    
other electronic means in the form of a recording submitted by the person whose parole is being considered;
        (7) material in writing, or on film, video tape or
    
other electronic means in the form of a recording or testimony submitted by the State's Attorney and the victim or a concerned citizen pursuant to the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act; and
        (8) the person's eligibility for commitment under the
    
Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
    (e) The prosecuting State's Attorney's office shall receive from the Board reasonable written notice not less than 30 days prior to the parole interview and may submit relevant information by oral argument or testimony of victims and concerned citizens, or both, in writing, or on film, video tape or other electronic means or in the form of a recording to the Board for its consideration. Upon written request of the State's Attorney's office, the Prisoner Review Board shall hear protests to parole, except in counties of 1,500,000 or more inhabitants where there shall be standing objections to all such petitions. If a State's Attorney who represents a county of less than 1,500,000 inhabitants requests a protest hearing, the inmate's counsel or other representative shall also receive notice of such request. This hearing shall take place the month following the inmate's parole interview. If the inmate's parole interview is rescheduled then the Prisoner Review Board shall promptly notify the State's Attorney of the new date. The person eligible for parole shall be heard at the next scheduled en banc hearing date. If the case is to be continued, the State's Attorney's office and the attorney or representative for the person eligible for parole will be notified of any continuance within 5 business days. The State's Attorney may waive the written notice.
    (f) The victim of the violent crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced shall receive notice of a parole hearing as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
    (g) Any recording considered under the provisions of subsection (d)(6), (d)(7) or (e) of this Section shall be in the form designated by the Board. Such recording shall be both visual and aural. Every voice on the recording and person present shall be identified and the recording shall contain either a visual or aural statement of the person submitting such recording, the date of the recording and the name of the person whose parole eligibility is being considered. Such recordings shall be retained by the Board and shall be deemed to be submitted at any subsequent parole hearing if the victim or State's Attorney submits in writing a declaration clearly identifying such recording as representing the present position of the victim or State's Attorney regarding the issues to be considered at the parole hearing.
    (h) The Board shall not release any material to the inmate, the inmate's attorney, any third party, or any other person containing any information from a victim who has written objections, testified at any hearing, or submitted audio or visual objections to the inmate's parole, unless provided with a waiver from that victim. Victim statements provided to the Board shall be confidential and privileged, including any statements received prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, except if the statement was an oral statement made by the victim at a hearing open to the public. The Board shall not release the names or addresses of any person on its victim registry to any other person except the victim, a law enforcement agency, or other victim notification system.
(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-5

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5)
    Sec. 3-3-5. Hearing and determination.
    (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall meet as often as need requires to consider the cases of persons eligible for parole. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of this Act, the Prisoner Review Board may meet and order its actions in panels of 3 or more members. The action of a majority of the panel shall be the action of the Board.
    (b) If the person under consideration for parole is in the custody of the Department, at least one member of the Board shall interview him or her, and a report of that interview shall be available for the Board's consideration. However, in the discretion of the Board, the interview need not be conducted if a psychiatric examination determines that the person could not meaningfully contribute to the Board's consideration. The Board may in its discretion parole a person who is then outside the jurisdiction on his or her record without an interview. The Board need not hold a hearing or interview a person who is paroled under paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section or released on Mandatory release under Section 3-3-10.
    (c) The Board shall not parole a person eligible for parole if it determines that:
        (1) there is a substantial risk that he or she will
    
not conform to reasonable conditions of parole or aftercare release; or
        (2) his or her release at that time would deprecate
    
the seriousness of his or her offense or promote disrespect for the law; or
        (3) his or her release would have a substantially
    
adverse effect on institutional discipline.
    (d) (Blank).
    (e) A person who has served the maximum term of imprisonment imposed at the time of sentencing less time credit for good behavior shall be released on parole to serve a period of parole under Section 5-8-1.
    (f) The Board shall render its decision within a reasonable time after hearing and shall state the basis therefor both in the records of the Board and in written notice to the person on whose application it has acted. In its decision, the Board shall set the person's time for parole, or if it denies parole it shall provide for a rehearing not less frequently than once every year, except that the Board may, after denying parole, schedule a rehearing no later than 5 years from the date of the parole denial, if the Board finds that it is not reasonable to expect that parole would be granted at a hearing prior to the scheduled rehearing date. If the Board shall parole a person, and, if he or she is not released within 90 days from the effective date of the order granting parole, the matter shall be returned to the Board for review.
    (f-1) If the Board paroles a person who is eligible for commitment as a sexually violent person, the effective date of the Board's order shall be stayed for 90 days for the purpose of evaluation and proceedings under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.
    (g) The Board shall maintain a registry of decisions in which parole has been granted, which shall include the name and case number of the prisoner, the highest charge for which the prisoner was sentenced, the length of sentence imposed, the date of the sentence, the date of the parole, and the basis for the decision of the Board to grant parole and the vote of the Board on any such decisions. The registry shall be made available for public inspection and copying during business hours and shall be a public record pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
    (h) The Board shall promulgate rules regarding the exercise of its discretion under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 99-268, eff. 1-1-16; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-6

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-6)
    Sec. 3-3-6. Parole or release to warrant or detainer. (a) If a warrant or detainer is placed against a person by the court, parole agency, or other authority of this or any other jurisdiction, the Prisoner Review Board shall inquire before such person becomes eligible for parole or release whether the authority concerned intends to execute or withdraw the process if the person is released on parole or otherwise.
    (b) If the authority notifies the Board that it intends to execute such process when the person is released, the Board shall advise the authority concerned of the sentence or disposition under which the person is held, the time of eligibility for parole or release, any decision of the Board relating to the person and the nature of his or her adjustment during confinement, and shall give reasonable notice to such authority of the person's release date.
    (c) The Board may parole or release a person to a warrant or detainer. The Board may provide, as a condition of parole or release, that if the charge or charges on which the warrant or detainer is based are dismissed or satisfied, prior to the expiration of his or her parole term, the authority to whose warrant or detainer he or she was released shall return him to serve the remainder of his or her parole term or such part thereof as the Board may determine subject to paragraph (d) of Section 5-8-1.
    (d) If a person paroled to a warrant or detainer is thereafter sentenced to probation, or released on parole in another jurisdiction prior to the expiration of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release term in this State, the Board may permit him or her to serve the remainder of his or her term, or such part thereof as the Board may determine, in either of the jurisdictions.
(Source: P.A. 83-346.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-7

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-7)
    Sec. 3-3-7. Conditions of parole or mandatory supervised release.
    (a) The conditions of parole or mandatory supervised release shall be such as the Prisoner Review Board deems necessary to assist the subject in leading a law-abiding life. The conditions of every parole and mandatory supervised release are that the subject:
        (1) not violate any criminal statute of any
    
jurisdiction during the parole or release term;
        (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
    
dangerous weapon;
        (3) report to an agent of the Department of
    
Corrections;
        (4) permit the agent to visit him or her at his or
    
her home, employment, or elsewhere to the extent necessary for the agent to discharge his or her duties;
        (5) attend or reside in a facility established for
    
the instruction or residence of persons on parole or mandatory supervised release;
        (6) secure permission before visiting or writing a
    
committed person in an Illinois Department of Corrections facility;
        (7) report all arrests to an agent of the Department
    
of Corrections as soon as permitted by the arresting authority but in no event later than 24 hours after release from custody and immediately report service or notification of an order of protection, a civil no contact order, or a stalking no contact order to an agent of the Department of Corrections;
        (7.5) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in the
    
Sex Offender Management Board Act, the individual shall undergo and successfully complete sex offender treatment conducted in conformance with the standards developed by the Sex Offender Management Board Act by a treatment provider approved by the Board;
        (7.6) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in the
    
Sex Offender Management Board Act, refrain from residing at the same address or in the same condominium unit or apartment unit or in the same condominium complex or apartment complex with another person he or she knows or reasonably should know is a convicted sex offender or has been placed on supervision for a sex offense; the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to a person convicted of a sex offense who is placed in a Department of Corrections licensed transitional housing facility for sex offenders, or is in any facility operated or licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services or by the Department of Human Services, or is in any licensed medical facility;
        (7.7) if convicted for an offense that would qualify
    
the accused as a sexual predator under the Sex Offender Registration Act on or after January 1, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 94-988), wear an approved electronic monitoring device as defined in Section 5-8A-2 for the duration of the person's parole, mandatory supervised release term, or extended mandatory supervised release term and if convicted for an offense of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or ritualized abuse of a child committed on or after August 11, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-236) when the victim was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense and the defendant used force or the threat of force in the commission of the offense wear an approved electronic monitoring device as defined in Section 5-8A-2 that has Global Positioning System (GPS) capability for the duration of the person's parole, mandatory supervised release term, or extended mandatory supervised release term;
        (7.8) if convicted for an offense committed on or
    
after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-464) that would qualify the accused as a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, refrain from communicating with or contacting, by means of the Internet, a person who is not related to the accused and whom the accused reasonably believes to be under 18 years of age; for purposes of this paragraph (7.8), "Internet" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 16-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; and a person is not related to the accused if the person is not: (i) the spouse, brother, or sister of the accused; (ii) a descendant of the accused; (iii) a first or second cousin of the accused; or (iv) a step-child or adopted child of the accused;
        (7.9) if convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1,
    
11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, consent to search of computers, PDAs, cellular phones, and other devices under his or her control that are capable of accessing the Internet or storing electronic files, in order to confirm Internet protocol addresses reported in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration Act and compliance with conditions in this Act;
        (7.10) if convicted for an offense that would
    
qualify the accused as a sex offender or sexual predator under the Sex Offender Registration Act on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-640), not possess prescription drugs for erectile dysfunction;
        (7.11) if convicted for an offense under Section
    
11-6, 11-9.1, 11-14.4 that involves soliciting for a juvenile prostitute, 11-15.1, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or any attempt to commit any of these offenses, committed on or after June 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-983):
            (i) not access or use a computer or any other
        
device with Internet capability without the prior written approval of the Department;
            (ii) submit to periodic unannounced examinations
        
of the offender's computer or any other device with Internet capability by the offender's supervising agent, a law enforcement officer, or assigned computer or information technology specialist, including the retrieval and copying of all data from the computer or device and any internal or external peripherals and removal of such information, equipment, or device to conduct a more thorough inspection;
            (iii) submit to the installation on the
        
offender's computer or device with Internet capability, at the offender's expense, of one or more hardware or software systems to monitor the Internet use; and
            (iv) submit to any other appropriate restrictions
        
concerning the offender's use of or access to a computer or any other device with Internet capability imposed by the Board, the Department or the offender's supervising agent;
        (7.12) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in
    
the Sex Offender Registration Act committed on or after January 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-262), refrain from accessing or using a social networking website as defined in Section 17-0.5 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
        (7.13) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in
    
Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act committed on or after January 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-362) that requires the person to register as a sex offender under that Act, may not knowingly use any computer scrub software on any computer that the sex offender uses;
        (8) obtain permission of an agent of the Department
    
of Corrections before leaving the State of Illinois;
        (9) obtain permission of an agent of the Department
    
of Corrections before changing his or her residence or employment;
        (10) consent to a search of his or her person,
    
property, or residence under his or her control;
        (11) refrain from the use or possession of narcotics
    
or other controlled substances in any form, or both, or any paraphernalia related to those substances and submit to a urinalysis test as instructed by a parole agent of the Department of Corrections if there is reasonable suspicion of illicit drug use and the source of the reasonable suspicion is documented in the Department's case management system;
        (12) not knowingly frequent places where controlled
    
substances are illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered;
        (13) except when the association described in either
    
subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph (13) involves activities related to community programs, worship services, volunteering, engaging families, or some other pro-social activity in which there is no evidence of criminal intent:
            (A) not knowingly associate with other persons on
        
parole or mandatory supervised release without prior written permission of his or her parole agent; or
            (B) not knowingly associate with persons who are
        
members of an organized gang as that term is defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act;
        (14) provide true and accurate information, as it
    
relates to his or her adjustment in the community while on parole or mandatory supervised release or to his or her conduct while incarcerated, in response to inquiries by his or her parole agent or of the Department of Corrections;
        (15) follow any specific instructions provided by the
    
parole agent that are consistent with furthering conditions set and approved by the Prisoner Review Board or by law, exclusive of placement on electronic detention, to achieve the goals and objectives of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release or to protect the public. These instructions by the parole agent may be modified at any time, as the agent deems appropriate;
        (16) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in
    
subsection (a-5) of Section 3-1-2 of this Code, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18 years of age present in the home and no non-familial minors are present, not participate in a holiday event involving children under 18 years of age, such as distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny costume on or preceding Easter;
        (17) if convicted of a violation of an order of
    
protection under Section 12-3.4 or Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of this Code;
        (18) comply with the terms and conditions of an
    
order of protection issued pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986; an order of protection issued by the court of another state, tribe, or United States territory; a no contact order issued pursuant to the Civil No Contact Order Act; or a no contact order issued pursuant to the Stalking No Contact Order Act;
        (19) if convicted of a violation of the
    
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or a methamphetamine related offense, be:
            (A) prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or
        
having under his or her control any product containing pseudoephedrine unless prescribed by a physician; and
            (B) prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or
        
having under his or her control any product containing ammonium nitrate;
        (20) if convicted of a hate crime under Section
    
12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, perform public or community service of no less than 200 hours and enroll in an educational program discouraging hate crimes involving the protected class identified in subsection (a) of Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 that gave rise to the offense the offender committed ordered by the court; and
        (21) be evaluated by the Department of Corrections
    
prior to release using a validated risk assessment and be subject to a corresponding level of supervision. In accordance with the findings of that evaluation:
            (A) All subjects found to be at a moderate or
        
high risk to recidivate, or on parole or mandatory supervised release for first degree murder, a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012, any felony that requires registration as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act, or a Class X felony or Class 1 felony that is not a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, shall be subject to high level supervision. The Department shall define high level supervision based upon evidence-based and research-based practices. Notwithstanding this placement on high level supervision, placement of the subject on electronic monitoring or detention shall not occur unless it is required by law or expressly ordered or approved by the Prisoner Review Board.
            (B) All subjects found to be at a low risk to
        
recidivate shall be subject to low-level supervision, except for those subjects on parole or mandatory supervised release for first degree murder, a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012, any felony that requires registration as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act, or a Class X felony or Class 1 felony that is not a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Low level supervision shall require the subject to check in with the supervising officer via phone or other electronic means. Notwithstanding this placement on low level supervision, placement of the subject on electronic monitoring or detention shall not occur unless it is required by law or expressly ordered or approved by the Prisoner Review Board.
    (b) The Board may after making an individualized assessment pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 3-14-2 in addition to other conditions require that the subject:
        (1) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
    
training;
        (2) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, or
    
treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism;
        (3) attend or reside in a facility established for
    
the instruction or residence of persons on probation or parole;
        (4) support his or her dependents;
        (5) (blank);
        (6) (blank);
        (7) (blank);
        (7.5) if convicted for an offense committed on or
    
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly that would qualify the accused as a child sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, refrain from communicating with or contacting, by means of the Internet, a person who is related to the accused and whom the accused reasonably believes to be under 18 years of age; for purposes of this paragraph (7.5), "Internet" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 16-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; and a person is related to the accused if the person is: (i) the spouse, brother, or sister of the accused; (ii) a descendant of the accused; (iii) a first or second cousin of the accused; or (iv) a step-child or adopted child of the accused;
        (7.6) if convicted for an offense committed on or
    
after June 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-983) that would qualify as a sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act:
            (i) not access or use a computer or any other
        
device with Internet capability without the prior written approval of the Department;
            (ii) submit to periodic unannounced examinations
        
of the offender's computer or any other device with Internet capability by the offender's supervising agent, a law enforcement officer, or assigned computer or information technology specialist, including the retrieval and copying of all data from the computer or device and any internal or external peripherals and removal of such information, equipment, or device to conduct a more thorough inspection;
            (iii) submit to the installation on the
        
offender's computer or device with Internet capability, at the offender's expense, of one or more hardware or software systems to monitor the Internet use; and
            (iv) submit to any other appropriate restrictions
        
concerning the offender's use of or access to a computer or any other device with Internet capability imposed by the Board, the Department or the offender's supervising agent; and
        (8) (blank).
    (b-1) In addition to the conditions set forth in subsections (a) and (b), persons required to register as sex offenders pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act, upon release from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, may be required by the Board to comply with the following specific conditions of release following an individualized assessment pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 3-14-2:
        (1) reside only at a Department approved location;
        (2) comply with all requirements of the Sex Offender
    
Registration Act;
        (3) notify third parties of the risks that
    
may be occasioned by his or her criminal record;
        (4) obtain the approval of an agent of the Department
    
of Corrections prior to accepting employment or pursuing a course of study or vocational training and notify the Department prior to any change in employment, study, or training;
        (5) not be employed or participate in any
    
volunteer activity that involves contact with children, except under circumstances approved in advance and in writing by an agent of the Department of Corrections;
        (6) be electronically monitored for a minimum of 12
    
months from the date of release as determined by the Board;
        (7) refrain from entering into a designated
    
geographic area except upon terms approved in advance by an agent of the Department of Corrections. The terms may include consideration of the purpose of the entry, the time of day, and others accompanying the person;
        (8) refrain from having any contact, including
    
written or oral communications, directly or indirectly, personally or by telephone, letter, or through a third party with certain specified persons including, but not limited to, the victim or the victim's family without the prior written approval of an agent of the Department of Corrections;
        (9) refrain from all contact, directly or
    
indirectly, personally, by telephone, letter, or through a third party, with minor children without prior identification and approval of an agent of the Department of Corrections;
        (10) neither possess or have under his or her
    
control any material that is sexually oriented, sexually stimulating, or that shows male or female sex organs or any pictures depicting children under 18 years of age nude or any written or audio material describing sexual intercourse or that depicts or alludes to sexual activity, including but not limited to visual, auditory, telephonic, or electronic media, or any matter obtained through access to any computer or material linked to computer access use;
        (11) not patronize any business providing
    
sexually stimulating or sexually oriented entertainment nor utilize "900" or adult telephone numbers;
        (12) not reside near, visit, or be in or about
    
parks, schools, day care centers, swimming pools, beaches, theaters, or any other places where minor children congregate without advance approval of an agent of the Department of Corrections and immediately report any incidental contact with minor children to the Department;
        (13) not possess or have under his or her control
    
certain specified items of contraband related to the incidence of sexually offending as determined by an agent of the Department of Corrections;
        (14) may be required to provide a written daily log
    
of activities if directed by an agent of the Department of Corrections;
        (15) comply with all other special conditions
    
that the Department may impose that restrict the person from high-risk situations and limit access to potential victims;
        (16) take an annual polygraph exam;
        (17) maintain a log of his or her travel; or
        (18) obtain prior approval of his or her parole
    
officer before driving alone in a motor vehicle.
    (c) The conditions under which the parole or mandatory supervised release is to be served shall be communicated to the person in writing prior to his or her release, and he or she shall sign the same before release. A signed copy of these conditions, including a copy of an order of protection where one had been issued by the criminal court, shall be retained by the person and another copy forwarded to the officer in charge of his or her supervision.
    (d) After a hearing under Section 3-3-9, the Prisoner Review Board may modify or enlarge the conditions of parole or mandatory supervised release.
    (e) The Department shall inform all offenders committed to the Department of the optional services available to them upon release and shall assist inmates in availing themselves of such optional services upon their release on a voluntary basis.
    (f) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 103-271, eff. 1-1-24.)

730 ILCS 5/3-3-8

    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8)
    Sec. 3-3-8. Length of parole and mandatory supervised release; discharge.
    (a) The length of parole for a person sentenced under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1977 and the length of mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under the law in effect on and after such effective date shall be as set out in Section 5-8-1 unless sooner terminated under paragraph (b) of this Section.
    (b) The Prisoner Review Board may enter an order releasing and discharging one from parole or mandatory supervised release, and his or her commitment to the Department, when it determines that he or she is likely to remain at liberty without committing another offense.
    (b-1) Provided that the subject is in compliance with the terms and conditions of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release, the Prisoner Review Board shall reduce the period of a parolee or releasee's parole or mandatory supervised release by 90 days upon the parolee or releasee receiving a high school diploma, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, career certificate, or vocational technical certification or upon passage of high school equivalency testing during the period of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release. A parolee or releasee shall provide documentation from the educational institution or the source of the qualifying educational or vocational credential to their supervising officer for verification. Each reduction in the period of a subject's term of parole or mandatory supervised release shall be available only to subjects who have not previously earned the relevant credential for which they are receiving the reduction. As used in this Section, "career certificate" means a certificate awarded by an institution for satisfactory completion of a prescribed curriculum that is intended to prepare an individual for employment in a specific field.
    (b-2) The Prisoner Review Board may release a low-risk and need subject person from mandatory supervised release as determined by an appropriate evidence-based risk and need assessment.
    (c) The order of discharge shall become effective upon entry of the order of the Board. The Board shall notify the clerk of the committing court of the order. Upon receipt of such copy, the clerk shall make an entry on the record judgment that the sentence or commitment has been satisfied pursuant to the order.
    (d) Rights of the person discharged under this Section shall be restored under Section 5-5-5.
    (e) Upon a denial of early discharge under this Section, the Prisoner Review Board shall provide the person on parole or mandatory supervised release a list of steps or requirements that the person must complete or meet to be granted an early discharge at a subsequent review and share the process for seeking a subsequent early discharge review under this subsection. Upon the completion of such steps or requirements, the person on parole or mandatory supervised release may petition the Prisoner Review Board to grant them an early discharge review. Within no more than 30 days of a petition under this subsection, the Prisoner Review Board shall review the petition and make a determination.
(Source: P.A. 103-271, eff. 1-1-24.)