102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3943

 

Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-3-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
730 ILCS 5/3-3-3  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall hear by at least one member and through a panel of at least 3 members determine the conditions of mandatory supervised release, determine the time of discharge from mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory supervised release for a person who was originally prosecuted under the provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, sentenced under the provisions of this Code pursuant to various provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 that permit adult prosecution for the offense, and who was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Code, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall, no less than 180 days prior to the date that the person attains 21 years of age, send written notification to the Prisoner Review Board indicating the day upon which the committed person will attain 21 years of age. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall conduct a hearing prior to the person's 21st birthday with no less than 3 members to determine whether or not the person shall be assigned mandatory supervised release or be transferred to the Department of Corrections. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 3-3-1, 3-3-2, and 3-3-3 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1)
7    Sec. 3-3-1. Establishment and appointment of Prisoner
8Review Board.
9    (a) There shall be a Prisoner Review Board independent of
10the Department which shall be:
11        (1) the paroling authority for persons sentenced under
12    the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
13    amendatory Act of 1977;
14        (1.2) the paroling authority for persons eligible for
15    parole review under Section 5-4.5-115;
16        (1.5) (blank);
17        (2) the board of review for cases involving the
18    revocation of sentence credits or a suspension or
19    reduction in the rate of accumulating the credit;
20        (3) the board of review and recommendation for the
21    exercise of executive clemency by the Governor;
22        (4) the authority for establishing release dates for
23    certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence

 

 

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1    prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
2    1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
3        (5) the authority for setting conditions for parole
4    and mandatory supervised release under subsection (d) of
5    Section 5-8-1 5-8-1(a) and subsection (f) of Section 3-3-3
6    of this Code, and determining whether a violation of those
7    conditions warrant revocation of parole or mandatory
8    supervised release or the imposition of other sanctions;
9        (6) the authority for determining whether a violation
10    of aftercare release conditions warrant revocation of
11    aftercare release; and
12        (7) the authority to release medically infirm or
13    disabled prisoners under Section 3-3-14.
14    (b) The Board shall consist of 15 persons appointed by the
15Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One
16member of the Board shall be designated by the Governor to be
17Chairman and shall serve as Chairman at the pleasure of the
18Governor. The members of the Board shall have had at least 5
19years of actual experience in the fields of penology,
20corrections work, law enforcement, sociology, law, education,
21social work, medicine, psychology, other behavioral sciences,
22or a combination thereof. At least 6 members so appointed must
23have at least 3 years experience in the field of juvenile
24matters. No more than 8 Board members may be members of the
25same political party.
26    Each member of the Board shall serve on a full-time basis

 

 

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1and shall not hold any other salaried public office, whether
2elective or appointive, nor any other office or position of
3profit, nor engage in any other business, employment, or
4vocation. The Chairman of the Board shall receive $35,000 a
5year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board,
6whichever is greater, and each other member $30,000, or an
7amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is
8greater.
9    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
10the term of each member of the Board who was appointed by the
11Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
12the close of business on that date or when all of the successor
13members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
1493rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor,
15whichever occurs later. As soon as possible, the Governor
16shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created by this
17amendatory Act.
18    Of the initial members appointed under this amendatory Act
19of the 93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 5
20members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in
21January 2005, 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third
22Monday in January 2007, and 5 members whose terms shall expire
23on the third Monday in January 2009. Their respective
24successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
25third Monday in January of the year of appointment. Each
26member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and

 

 

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1qualified.
2    Any member may be removed by the Governor for
3incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance or inability to
4serve.
5    (d) The Chairman of the Board shall be its chief executive
6and administrative officer. The Board may have an Executive
7Director; if so, the Executive Director shall be appointed by
8the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
9salary and duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by
10the Board.
11(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-494, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
12    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
13    Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and duties.
14    (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
15"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
16read "Prisoner Review Board." After February 1, 1978 (the
17effective date of Public Act 81-1099), the Prisoner Review
18Board shall provide by rule for the orderly transition of all
19files, records, and documents of the Parole and Pardon Board
20and for such other steps as may be necessary to effect an
21orderly transition and shall:
22        (1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
23    at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
24    sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
25    1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099), and who

 

 

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1    are eligible for parole;
2        (2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
3    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and
4    the time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
5    violations of parole, and revoke parole for those
6    sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
7    1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099); provided
8    that the decision to parole and the conditions of parole
9    for all prisoners who were sentenced for first degree
10    murder or who received a minimum sentence of 20 years or
11    more under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978
12    shall be determined by a majority vote of the Prisoner
13    Review Board. One representative supporting parole and one
14    representative opposing parole will be allowed to speak.
15    Their comments shall be limited to making corrections and
16    filling in omissions to the Board's presentation and
17    discussion;
18        (3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
19    at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
20    supervised release and the time of discharge from
21    mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for
22    violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke
23    mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under the
24    law in effect after February 1, 1978 (the effective date
25    of Public Act 81-1099);
26        (3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel

 

 

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

 

 

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1    empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
2    to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
3    or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
4    the Department;
5        (5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
6    at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
7    prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to
8    February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act
9    81-1099), in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
10        (6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
11    at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
12    reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
13    recommendations to the Governor;
14        (6.5) hear by at least one member who is qualified in
15    the field of juvenile matters and through a panel of at
16    least 3 members, 2 of whom are qualified in the field of
17    juvenile matters, decide parole review cases in accordance
18    with Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code and make release
19    determinations of persons under the age of 21 at the time
20    of the commission of an offense or offenses, other than
21    those persons serving sentences for first degree murder or
22    aggravated criminal sexual assault;
23        (6.6) hear by at least a quorum of the Prisoner Review
24    Board and decide by a majority of members present at the
25    hearing, in accordance with Section 5-4.5-115 of this
26    Code, release determinations of persons under the age of

 

 

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1    21 at the time of the commission of an offense or offenses
2    of those persons serving sentences for first degree murder
3    or aggravated criminal sexual assault;
4        (6.7) hear by at least one member and through a panel
5    of at least 3 members determine the conditions of
6    mandatory supervised release, determine the time of
7    discharge from mandatory supervised release, impose
8    sanctions for violations of mandatory supervised release,
9    and revoke mandatory supervised release for those
10    sentenced under subsection (f) of Section 3-3-3 of this
11    Code;
12        (7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
13    Hearings Act;
14        (8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
15    at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
16    of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
17    Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
18    pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
19    Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
20    credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days
21    of sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all
22    sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
23    revoked;
24        (9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
25    at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates
26    of relief from disabilities or certificates of good

 

 

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

 

 

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1            (D) if convicted of:
2                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
3            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
4            the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
5            2012;
6                (ii) aggravated assault;
7                (iii) aggravated battery;
8                (iv) domestic battery;
9                (v) aggravated domestic battery;
10                (vi) violation of an order of protection;
11                (vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
12            1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
13            firearm;
14                (viii) driving while under the influence of
15            alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
16            compound or compounds, or any combination thereof;
17                (ix) aggravated driving while under the
18            influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
19            intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
20            combination thereof; or
21                (x) any crime defined as a crime of violence
22            under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
23            Act.
24        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
25    of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
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1    filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
2    the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
3        The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
4    certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
5    Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
6    cause of action against either the Board or its members.
7        The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3
8    and 4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one
9    information or indictment under this paragraph (10). A
10    petitioner may only receive one certificate of eligibility
11    for sealing under this provision for life; and
12        (11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
13    convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
14    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
15    this or any other state and had received an honorable
16    discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National
17    Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted
18    in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
19    this or any other state and served one tour of duty and who
20    meets the requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least
21    3 members and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3
22    members, issue a certificate of eligibility for
23    expungement recommending that the court order the
24    expungement of all official records of the arresting
25    authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Illinois State
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1    3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the Board for a
2    certificate of eligibility for expungement:
3            (A) if convicted of:
4                (i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
5            Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
6            the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of
7            2012;
8                (ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
9            1961 or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm;
10            or
11                (iii) a crime of violence as defined in
12            Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act;
13            or
14            (B) if the person has not served in the United
15        States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
16        other state or has not received an honorable discharge
17        from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
18        of this or any other state or who at the time of the
19        filing of the petition is serving in the United States
20        Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
21        state and has not completed one tour of duty.
22        If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
23    of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
24    certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
25    filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
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1    Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
2    (a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
3and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
4Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
5pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
6conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
7(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
8project shall be implemented within 6 months after January 1,
91997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-490). Within 6
10months after the implementation of the pilot project, the
11Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in
12coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
13Department of Central Management Services, shall report to the
14Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use, costs,
15effectiveness, and future viability of interactive video
16conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
17    (b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
18restore sentence credit previously revoked.
19    (c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
20promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
21supervised release.
22    (d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of
23its work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and
24any amendments thereto with the Director and with the
25Secretary of State.
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1actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
2and the rules of the Board.
3    (f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
4conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
5mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
6attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
7documentary evidence relating to any matter under
8investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
9subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public
10official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any
11person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws
12of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
13production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
14place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
15the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
16agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of
17the Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees
18and mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of
19the State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
20persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
21fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit
22courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
23payment when the witness is discharged from further
24attendance.
25    In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
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1the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
2documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
3served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
4upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
5person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
6petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
7such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
8remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
9than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
10the written notice and petition in the U.S. mail addressed to
11the person at his or her last known address or after the
12personal service of the copy of the notice and petition upon
13such person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may
14order the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
15investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
16evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
17subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure
18to obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
19court as a contempt of court.
20    Each member of the Board and any hearing officer
21designated by the Board shall have the power to administer
22oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
23    (g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a
24majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review
25Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all
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1    (h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
2the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
3calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
4the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
5(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
6102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
7    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3)
8    Sec. 3-3-3. Eligibility for parole or release.
9    (a) Except for those offenders who accept the fixed
10release date established by the Prisoner Review Board under
11Section 3-3-2.1, every person serving a term of imprisonment
12under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of 1977 shall be eligible for parole when he or
14she has served:
15        (1) the minimum term of an indeterminate sentence less
16    time credit for good behavior, or 20 years less time
17    credit for good behavior, whichever is less; or
18        (2) 20 years of a life sentence less time credit for
19    good behavior; or
20        (3) 20 years or one-third of a determinate sentence,
21    whichever is less, less time credit for good behavior.
22    (b) No person sentenced under this amendatory Act of 1977
23or who accepts a release date under Section 3-3-2.1 shall be
24eligible for parole.
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1imprisonment, every person sentenced to imprisonment under
2this amendatory Act of 1977 or given a release date under
3Section 3-3-2.1 of this Act shall serve the full term of a
4determinate sentence less time credit for good behavior and
5shall then be released under the mandatory supervised release
6provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code.
7    (d) No person serving a term of natural life imprisonment
8may be paroled or released except through executive clemency.
9    (e) Every person committed to the Department of Juvenile
10Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and confined in
11the State correctional institutions or facilities if such
12juvenile has not been tried as an adult shall be eligible for
13aftercare release under Section 3-2.5-85 of this Code.
14However, if a juvenile has been tried as an adult he or she
15shall only be eligible for parole or mandatory supervised
16release as an adult under this Section.
17    (f) If a person was originally prosecuted under the
18provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
192012, sentenced under the provisions of this Code pursuant to
20Sections 5-805, 5-125, 5-130, or 5-810 of the Juvenile Court
21Act of 1987, and committed to the Department of Juvenile
22Justice under Section 5-8-6, the Department of Juvenile
23Justice shall, no less than 180 days prior to the date that the
24person attains 21 years of age, send written notification to
25the Prisoner Review Board indicating the day upon which the
26committed person will attain 21 years of age. The Prisoner

 

 

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1Review Board shall conduct a hearing prior to the person's
221st birthday with no less than 3 members to determine whether
3or not the person shall be assigned mandatory supervised
4release or be transferred to the Department of Corrections.
5(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.