Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 3/13/2020

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2114

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2114 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-3-5 and adding Section 3-3-14 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5)
7    Sec. 3-3-5. Hearing and determination.
8    (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall meet as often as need
9requires to consider the cases of persons eligible for parole.
10Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
11of Section 3-3-2 or Section 3-3-14 of this Act, the Prisoner
12Review Board may meet and order its actions in panels of 3 or
13more members. The action of a majority of the panel shall be
14the action of the Board.
15    (b) If the person under consideration for parole is in the
16custody of the Department, at least one member of the Board

 

 

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1shall interview him or her, and a report of that interview
2shall be available for the Board's consideration. However, in
3the discretion of the Board, the interview need not be
4conducted if a psychiatric examination determines that the
5person could not meaningfully contribute to the Board's
6consideration. The Board may in its discretion parole a person
7who is then outside the jurisdiction on his or her record
8without an interview. The Board need not hold a hearing or
9interview a person who is paroled under paragraphs (d) or (e)
10of this Section or released on Mandatory release under Section
113-3-10.
12    (c) The Board shall not parole a person eligible for parole
13if it determines that:
14        (1) there is a substantial risk that he or she will not
15    conform to reasonable conditions of parole or aftercare
16    release; or
17        (2) his or her release at that time would deprecate the
18    seriousness of his or her offense or promote disrespect for
19    the law; or
20        (3) his or her release would have a substantially
21    adverse effect on institutional discipline.
22    (d) (Blank).
23    (e) A person who has served the maximum term of
24imprisonment imposed at the time of sentencing less time credit
25for good behavior shall be released on parole to serve a period
26of parole under Section 5-8-1.

 

 

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1    (f) The Board shall render its decision within a reasonable
2time after hearing and shall state the basis therefor both in
3the records of the Board and in written notice to the person on
4whose application it has acted. In its decision, the Board
5shall set the person's time for parole, or if it denies parole
6it shall provide for a rehearing not less frequently than once
7every year, except that the Board may, after denying parole,
8schedule a rehearing no later than 5 years from the date of the
9parole denial, if the Board finds that it is not reasonable to
10expect that parole would be granted at a hearing prior to the
11scheduled rehearing date. If the Board shall parole a person,
12and, if he or she is not released within 90 days from the
13effective date of the order granting parole, the matter shall
14be returned to the Board for review.
15    (f-1) If the Board paroles a person who is eligible for
16commitment as a sexually violent person, the effective date of
17the Board's order shall be stayed for 90 days for the purpose
18of evaluation and proceedings under the Sexually Violent
19Persons Commitment Act.
20    (g) The Board shall maintain a registry of decisions in
21which parole has been granted, which shall include the name and
22case number of the prisoner, the highest charge for which the
23prisoner was sentenced, the length of sentence imposed, the
24date of the sentence, the date of the parole, and the basis for
25the decision of the Board to grant parole and the vote of the
26Board on any such decisions. The registry shall be made

 

 

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1available for public inspection and copying during business
2hours and shall be a public record pursuant to the provisions
3of the Freedom of Information Act.
4    (h) The Board shall promulgate rules regarding the exercise
5of its discretion under this Section.
6(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 99-268, eff. 1-1-16; 99-628,
7eff. 1-1-17.)
 
8    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-14 new)
9    Sec. 3-3-14. Long term imprisonment; petition for parole.
10    (a) A committed person who has attained the age of 60 years
11and served at least 20 consecutive years of imprisonment or a
12committed person who has served 30 consecutive years of
13imprisonment may submit a petition to the Prisoner Review Board
14seeking parole.
15    (b) The petition shall contain:
16        (1) a statement by the petitioner as to the reasons why
17    the petitioner believes he or she should be paroled,
18    including estimated costs of continuing imprisonment;
19        (2) documentation of the petitioner's rehabilitation
20    during the period of the petitioner's incarceration,
21    including remorse for his or her criminal behavior, if
22    applicable, and his or her commitment not to recidivate;
23        (3) character references and community support for the
24    petitioner's release;
25        (4) evidence of the petitioner's participation in

 

 

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1    educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior
2    modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry
3    planning, or correctional industry programs and
4    independent efforts at rehabilitation;
5        (5) evidence of the petitioner's employment history in
6    the correctional institution;
7        (6) the petitioner's criminal history;
8        (7) the petitioner's disciplinary history while
9    incarcerated in the correctional institution; and
10        (8) the petitioner's plans for housing upon release
11    from incarceration.
12    If the programs described in paragraph (4) of this
13subsection (b) or employment opportunities were not available
14in the correctional institution, the Board shall not penalize
15the committed person in his or her petition for parole under
16this Section.
17    (c) Victims' families shall be notified in a timely manner
18and provided opportunity to participate at the parole hearing
19concerning the petitioner's application for parole under this
20Section in accordance with the Rights of Crime Victims and
21Witnesses Act, the Open Parole Hearings Act, and this Article.
22    (d) Prisoner Review Board hearings under this Section shall
23be conducted by a panel of at least 8 members of the Board and a
24majority vote of the panel is required to grant the petition
25and release the petitioner on parole.
26    (e) When parole is denied under this Section a written

 

 

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1statement shall be submitted by the Board that shall include
2when the petitioner is eligible to reapply for parole under
3this Section; which hearing shall be held no later than 3 years
4after denial of parole.".