Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

Filed: 1/11/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1013

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1013 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 changing Section 3-6-3 as follows:
 
6     (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
7     Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
8         (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe
9     rules and regulations for the early release on account of
10     good conduct of persons committed to the Department which
11     shall be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
12         (2) The rules and regulations on early release shall
13     provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
14     (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
15     June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in
16     clause (iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after

 

 

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1     June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
2     with respect to offense listed in clause (vi) committed on
3     or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
4     95-625) or with respect to the offense of being an armed
5     habitual criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
6     effective date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the
7     offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)
8     committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date
9     of Public Act 95-134), the following:
10             (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
11         imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense
12         of terrorism shall receive no good conduct credit and
13         shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
14             (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
15         to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder,
16         solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide
17         of an unborn child, predatory criminal sexual assault
18         of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
19         criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping,
20         aggravated battery with a firearm, heinous battery,
21         being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery
22         of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child
23         shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
24         credit for each month of his or her sentence of
25         imprisonment;
26             (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home

 

 

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1         invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
2         hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
3         violence with a category I weapon or category II
4         weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,
5         pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
6         Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
7         enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
8         victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
9         conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
10         imprisonment;
11             (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
12         aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
13         conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
14         in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
15         more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
16         month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
17             (v) that a person serving a sentence for
18         gunrunning, narcotics racketeering, controlled
19         substance trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking,
20         drug-induced homicide, aggravated
21         methamphetamine-related child endangerment, money
22         laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of Section
23         29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class X felony
24         conviction for delivery of a controlled substance,
25         possession of a controlled substance with intent to
26         manufacture or deliver, calculated criminal drug

 

 

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1         conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang
2         criminal drug conspiracy, participation in
3         methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
4         participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
5         delivery of methamphetamine, possession with intent to
6         deliver methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of
7         methamphetamine, aggravated possession with intent to
8         deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy
9         when the substance containing the controlled substance
10         or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive
11         no more than 7.5 days good conduct credit for each
12         month of his or her sentence of imprisonment; and
13             (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a
14         second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall
15         receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
16         for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
17         (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
18     subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
19     June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
20     after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
21     94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after
22     August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
23     or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1,
24     2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625), and other
25     than the offense of reckless homicide as defined in
26     subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961

 

 

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

 

 

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1         (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
2     provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
3     with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
4     attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
5     firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
6     firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
7     used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
8     after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
9     91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
10     these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
11     conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
12     imprisonment.
13         (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
14     provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
15     aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
16     effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
17     than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
18     or her sentence of imprisonment.
19         (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
20     the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
21     conduct credit for meritorious service in specific
22     instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more
23     than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
24     shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
25     for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
26     while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or

 

 

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1     aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
2     drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
3     any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
4     paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
5     Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
6     predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
7     criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate
8     sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
9     aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
10     liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous
11     battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated
12     battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated
13     stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the
14     life or health of a child, or cruelty to a child.
15     Notwithstanding the foregoing, good conduct credit for
16     meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of
17     imprisonment imposed for conviction of: (i) one of the
18     offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
19     (iii) when the offense is committed on or after June 19,
20     1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense is
21     committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
22     Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense
23     is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective
24     date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when
25     the offense is committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
26     effective date of Public Act 95-625), (ii) reckless

 

 

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1     homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
2     Criminal Code of 1961 when the offense is committed on or
3     after January 1, 1999, or aggravated driving under the
4     influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
5     compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
6     defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
7     (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii)
8     one of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2.4) when
9     the offense is committed on or after July 15, 1999 (the
10     effective date of Public Act 91-121), or (iv) aggravated
11     arson when the offense is committed on or after July 27,
12     2001 (the effective date of Public Act 92-176).
13         The Director shall not award good conduct credit for
14     meritorious service under this paragraph (3) to an inmate
15     unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days of the
16     sentence; except nothing in this paragraph shall be
17     construed to permit the Director to extend an inmate's
18     sentence beyond that which was imposed by the court. Prior
19     to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the Director
20     shall make a written determination that the inmate:
21             (A) is eligible for good conduct credit for
22         meritorious service;
23             (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to
24         60 days as the sentence will allow; and
25             (C) has met the eligibility criteria established
26         by rule.

 

 

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1         The Director shall determine the form and content of
2     the written determination required in this subsection.
3         (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
4     the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
5     paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
6     inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
7     is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
8     correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
9     provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
10     satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
11     determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
12     multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program participation
13     before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
14     on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
15     for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph
16     (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
17     boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
18     offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
19     (iii) of this Section that is committed on or after June
20     19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
21     committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
22     Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
23     that is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
24     effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
25     (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or after June
26     1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625), or if

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1     prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
2     established by the Department. The Director may allow a
3     prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
4     complete a substance abuse education class or attend
5     substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
6     abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
7     is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release
8     may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
9     credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
10     discretion of the Director.
11         (4.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
12     also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a
13     sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
14     Registration Act shall receive no good conduct credit
15     unless he or she either has successfully completed or is
16     participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the
17     Sex Offender Management Board. However, prisoners who are
18     waiting to receive such treatment, but who are unable to do
19     so due solely to the lack of resources on the part of the
20     Department, may, at the Director's sole discretion, be
21     awarded good conduct credit at such rate as the Director
22     shall determine.
23         (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
24     earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
25     conduct credit for meritorious service given at any time
26     during the term, the Department shall give reasonable

 

 

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1     advance notice of the impending release not less than 14
2     days prior to the date of the release to the State's
3     Attorney of the county where the prosecution of the inmate
4     took place, and if applicable, the State's Attorney of the
5     County into which the inmate will be released.
6     (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
7 several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
8 shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
9 forfeiting of good time.
10     (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
11 for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
12 rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
13 violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
14 shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
15 year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
16     When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
17 rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged
18 infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
19 against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of good conduct
20 credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in
21 subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
22 amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
23 month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
24 30 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
25 within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
26 Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good

 

 

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1 conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
2 revocation of additional good conduct credit, if the Department
3 seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
4 However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
5 Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
6 good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
7 or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
8 Department.
9     The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
10 appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
11 credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
12 restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
13 be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
14 Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the
15 amount requested by the Director.
16     Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
17 Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
18 3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
19 sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
20 accumulation of good conduct credit.
21     (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
22 federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
23 or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
24 or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
25 pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
26 frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a

 

 

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1 hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
2 bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of
3 the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
4 provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
5 If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
6 credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
7 Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
8 prisoner.
9     For purposes of this subsection (d):
10         (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
11     filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
12     prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
13     following criteria:
14             (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
15         fact;
16             (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
17         such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
18         needless increase in the cost of litigation;
19             (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
20         contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
21         or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
22         modification, or reversal of existing law or the
23         establishment of new law;
24             (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
25         do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
26         identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support

 

 

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1         after a reasonable opportunity for further
2         investigation or discovery; or
3             (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
4         warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
5         identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
6         information or belief.
7         (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
8     of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
9     action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
10     under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
11     under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
12     Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
13     subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
14     Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
15     whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
16     subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
17     2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
18     (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
19 validity of Public Act 89-404.
20     (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
21 has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
22 under Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961, earlier than
23 it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit,
24 the Department, as a condition of such early release, shall
25 require that the person, upon release, be placed under
26 electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of this

 

 

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1 Code.
2 (Source: P.A. 94-71, eff. 6-23-05; 94-128, eff. 7-7-05; 94-156,
3 eff. 7-8-05; 94-398, eff. 8-2-05; 94-491, eff. 8-8-05; 94-744,
4 eff. 5-8-06; 95-134, eff. 8-13-07; 95-585, eff. 6-1-08; 95-625,
5 eff. 6-1-08; 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-773, eff. 1-1-09; 95-876,
6 eff. 8-21-08.)
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.".