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92_HB0029

 
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Unified  Code  of  Corrections  by
 2    changing Sections 3-3-2, 3-3-4, 3-3-5, and 3-3-8.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.  The Unified Code of Corrections  is  amended
 6    by  changing  Sections  3-3-2,  3-3-4,  3-3-5,  and  3-3-8 as
 7    follows:

 8        (730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
 9        Sec. 3-3-2.  Powers and Duties.
10        (a)  The Parole and Pardon Board  is  abolished  and  the
11    term  "Parole  and  Pardon  Board"  as  used  in  any  law of
12    Illinois, shall  read  "Prisoner  Review  Board."  After  the
13    effective  date  of this amendatory Act of 1977, the Prisoner
14    Review Board shall provide by rule for the orderly transition
15    of all files, records, and documents of the Parole and Pardon
16    Board and for such other steps as may be necessary to  effect
17    an orderly transition and shall:
18             (1)  hear and decide through a panel of 3 members by
19        at  least  one  member  and through a panel of at least 5
20        members decide, cases of  prisoners  who  were  sentenced
21        under  the  law  in effect prior to the effective date of
22        this amendatory Act of 1977, and  who  are  eligible  for
23        parole;
24             (2)  hear by at least one member and through a panel
25        of  at least 3 5 members decide, the conditions of parole
26        and the time of discharge from parole,  impose  sanctions
27        for  violations  of  parole,  and revoke parole for those
28        sentenced  under  the  law  in  effect  prior   to   this
29        amendatory  Act  of  1977;  provided that the decision to
30        parole and the conditions of parole for all prisoners who
31        were sentenced for first degree murder or who received  a
 
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 1        minimum  sentence  of  20  years or more under the law in
 2        effect prior to February 1, 1978 shall be determined by a
 3        majority vote of the Prisoner Review Board;
 4             (3)  hear by at least one member and through a panel
 5        of at least 5 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
 6        supervised  release  and  the  time  of  discharge   from
 7        mandatory   supervised   release,  impose  sanctions  for
 8        violations of mandatory supervised  release,  and  revoke
 9        mandatory  supervised  release  for those sentenced under
10        the law in  effect  after  the  effective  date  of  this
11        amendatory Act of 1977;
12             (4)  hear  by  at least 1 member and through a panel
13        of at least  5  members,  decide  cases  brought  by  the
14        Department  of  Corrections  against  a  prisoner  in the
15        custody  of  the  Department  for  alleged  violation  of
16        Department rules with respect  to  good  conduct  credits
17        pursuant  to  Section  3-6-3  of  this  Code in which the
18        Department seeks to revoke good conduct credits,  if  the
19        amount  of  time at issue exceeds 30 days or when, during
20        any 12 month period,  the  cumulative  amount  of  credit
21        revoked  exceeds  30  days except where the infraction is
22        committed or  discovered  within  60  days  of  scheduled
23        release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
24        revoke  up  to  30 days of good conduct credit. The Board
25        may subsequently approve  the  revocation  of  additional
26        good  conduct  credit,  if the Department seeks to revoke
27        good conduct credit in excess of  thirty  days.  However,
28        the   Board   shall   not  be  empowered  to  review  the
29        Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days
30        of good conduct credit for any prisoner  or  to  increase
31        any   penalty   beyond   the   length  requested  by  the
32        Department;
33             (5)  hear by at least one member and through a panel
34        of at least 5  members  decide,  the  release  dates  for
 
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 1        certain  prisoners  sentenced  under the law in existence
 2        prior to the effective date of  this  amendatory  Act  of
 3        1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
 4             (6)  hear by at least one member and through a panel
 5        of  at  least  5 members decide, all requests for pardon,
 6        reprieve   or   commutation,   and   make    confidential
 7        recommendations to the Governor;
 8             (7)  comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
 9        Hearings Act; and
10             (8)  hear  by  at  least  one  member and, through a
11        panel of at least 5 members, decide cases brought by  the
12        Department  of  Corrections  against  a  prisoner  in the
13        custody of  the  Department  for  court  dismissal  of  a
14        frivolous  lawsuit  pursuant  to Section 3-6-3(d) of this
15        Code in which the Department seeks to revoke  up  to  180
16        days  of good conduct credit, and if the prisoner has not
17        accumulated 180 days of good conduct credit at  the  time
18        of   the   dismissal,   then   all  good  conduct  credit
19        accumulated by the prisoner shall be revoked.
20        (a-5)  The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
21    and in coordination with the Department  of  Corrections  and
22    the   Department   of   Central  Management  Services,  shall
23    implement a pilot  project  in  3  correctional  institutions
24    providing  for  the  conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1)
25    and (4) of subsection (a) of this Section through interactive
26    video conferences.  The project shall be implemented within 6
27    months after the effective date of  this  amendatory  Act  of
28    1996.   Within 6 months after the implementation of the pilot
29    project, the Prisoner Review Board, with the  cooperation  of
30    and  in  coordination  with the Department of Corrections and
31    the Department of Central Management Services,  shall  report
32    to  the  Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use,
33    costs, effectiveness, and  future  viability  of  interactive
34    video conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
 
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 1        (b)  Upon  recommendation of the Department the Board may
 2    restore good conduct credit previously revoked.
 3        (c)  The Board shall cooperate  with  the  Department  in
 4    promoting   an  effective  system  of  parole  and  mandatory
 5    supervised release.
 6        (d)  The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct  of
 7    its  work,  and  the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules
 8    and any amendments thereto with the  Director  and  with  the
 9    Secretary of State.
10        (e)  The  Board shall keep records of all of its official
11    actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
12    and the rules of the Board.
13        (f)  The Board or one  who  has  allegedly  violated  the
14    conditions  of his parole or mandatory supervised release may
15    require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses
16    and the production of documentary evidence  relating  to  any
17    matter  under  investigation  or hearing. The Chairman of the
18    Board may sign subpoenas which shall be served by  any  agent
19    or  public  official authorized by the Chairman of the Board,
20    or by any person lawfully  authorized  to  serve  a  subpoena
21    under  the  laws  of the State of Illinois. The attendance of
22    witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence, may be
23    required from any place in the State to a hearing location in
24    the State before the Chairman of the Board or his  designated
25    agent   or  agents  or  any  duly  constituted  Committee  or
26    Subcommittee of the Board.  Witnesses so  summoned  shall  be
27    paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the
28    circuit  courts of the State, and witnesses whose depositions
29    are taken and the persons taking those depositions  are  each
30    entitled  to  the  same fees as are paid for like services in
31    actions in the circuit courts of the State. Fees and  mileage
32    shall be vouchered for payment when the witness is discharged
33    from further attendance.
34        In  case  of  disobedience  to  a subpoena, the Board may
 
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 1    petition  any  circuit  court  of  the  State  for  an  order
 2    requiring the attendance and testimony of  witnesses  or  the
 3    production  of  documentary  evidence or both. A copy of such
 4    petition shall be served by personal service or by registered
 5    or certified mail upon the person who has failed to obey  the
 6    subpoena,  and such person shall be advised in writing that a
 7    hearing upon the petition will be requested in a  court  room
 8    to  be  designated  in  such  notice before the judge hearing
 9    motions or extraordinary remedies at a specified time,  on  a
10    specified  date, not less than 10 nor more than 15 days after
11    the deposit of the copy of the written notice and petition in
12    the U.S. mails addressed to the  person  at  his  last  known
13    address  or  after  the  personal  service of the copy of the
14    notice and petition upon such  person.  The  court  upon  the
15    filing  of  such a petition, may order the person refusing to
16    obey the subpoena to appear at an investigation  or  hearing,
17    or  to  there produce documentary evidence, if so ordered, or
18    to give evidence relative  to  the  subject  matter  of  that
19    investigation  or  hearing. Any failure to obey such order of
20    the circuit court may be punished by that court as a contempt
21    of court.
22        Each  member  of  the  Board  and  any  hearing   officer
23    designated  by  the  Board shall have the power to administer
24    oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
25        (g)  Except under  subsection  (a)  of  this  Section,  a
26    majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review
27    Board  shall  constitute  a quorum for the transaction of all
28    business of the Board.
29        (h)  The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
30    the Director a detailed report of its work for the  preceding
31    calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
32    the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
33    (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
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 1        (730 ILCS 5/3-3-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-4)
 2        Sec. 3-3-4.  Preparation for Parole Hearing.
 3        (a)  The  Prisoner Review Board shall consider the parole
 4    of each eligible person committed to the  Adult  Division  at
 5    least  30  days  prior  to  the  date  he  shall first become
 6    eligible for parole, and shall consider the  parole  of  each
 7    person  committed to the Juvenile Division as a delinquent at
 8    least 30 days prior to the expiration of the  first  year  of
 9    confinement.
10        (b)  A  person  eligible  for parole shall, in advance of
11    his parole hearing, prepare a parole plan in accordance  with
12    the  rules  of the Prisoner Review Board. The person shall be
13    assisted in preparing his parole plan  by  personnel  of  the
14    Department and may, for this purpose, be released on furlough
15    under  Article  11  or  on  authorized  absence under Section
16    3-9-4.  The  Department  shall  also  provide  assistance  in
17    obtaining information and records helpful to  the  individual
18    for his parole hearing.
19        (c)  The  members  of  the Board shall have access at all
20    reasonable times to any committed person and  to  his  master
21    record  file  within the Department, and the Department shall
22    furnish such reports to the Board as the  Board  may  require
23    concerning the conduct and character of any such person.
24        (d)  In  making  its determination of parole, with use of
25    Parole Release Risk Assessment Instruments, the  Board  shall
26    consider:
27             (1)  material  transmitted  to the Department by the
28        clerk of the committing  court  under  Section  5-4-1  or
29        Section  5-10  of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 5-750
30        of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
31             (2)  the report under Section 3-8-2 or 3-10-2;
32             (3)  a report by the Department and  any  report  by
33        the  chief  administrative  officer of the institution or
34        facility;
 
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 1             (4)  a parole progress report;
 2             (5)  a  medical   and   psychological   report,   if
 3        requested by the Board;
 4             (6)  material  in writing, or on film, video tape or
 5        other  electronic  means  in  the  form  of  a  recording
 6        submitted by the person whose parole is being considered;
 7        and
 8             (7)  material in writing, or on film, video tape  or
 9        other  electronic  means  in  the  form of a recording or
10        testimony submitted  by  the  State's  Attorney  and  the
11        victim  pursuant  to  the  Bill of Rights for Victims and
12        Witnesses of Violent Crime  Act,  other  than  statements
13        required to be excluded under subsection (d-5)
14        (d-5)  In  making  its determination of parole, the Board
15    shall not consider statements filed with  the  clerk  of  the
16    court by the State's Attorney under subsection (d) of Section
17    5-4-1.
18        (e)  The  prosecuting  State's  Attorney's  office  shall
19    receive reasonable written notice not less than 15 days prior
20    to  the parole hearing and may submit relevant information in
21    writing, or on film, video tape or other electronic means  or
22    in   the   form   of   a  recording  to  the  Board  for  its
23    consideration.  The State's Attorney may  waive  the  written
24    notice.
25        (f)  The  victim  of  the  violent  crime  for  which the
26    prisoner has been sentenced shall receive notice of a  parole
27    hearing  as  provided  in  paragraph (16) of Section 4 of the
28    Bill of Rights for Victims and  Witnesses  of  Violent  Crime
29    Act.
30        (g)  Any  recording  considered  under  the provisions of
31    subsection (d)(6), (d)(7) or (e) of this Section shall be  in
32    the  form  designated  by  the Board. Such recording shall be
33    both visual and aural.  Every  voice  on  the  recording  and
34    person  present  shall  be identified and the recording shall
 
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 1    contain either a visual or  aural  statement  of  the  person
 2    submitting  such recording, the date of the recording and the
 3    name  of  the  person  whose  parole  eligibility  is   being
 4    considered.   Such recordings, if retained by the Board shall
 5    be deemed to be submitted at any subsequent parole hearing if
 6    the  victim  or  State's  Attorney  submits  in   writing   a
 7    declaration    clearly    identifying   such   recording   as
 8    representing the present position of the  victim  or  State's
 9    Attorney  regarding the issues to be considered at the parole
10    hearing.
11    (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)

12        (730 ILCS 5/3-3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5)
13        Sec. 3-3-5.  Hearing and Determination.
14        (a)  The Prisoner Review  Board shall meet  as  often  as
15    need  requires  to consider the cases of persons eligible for
16    parole. Except as otherwise  provided  in  paragraph  (2)  of
17    subsection  (a)  of  Section  3-3-2 of this Act, The Prisoner
18    Review Board may meet and order its actions in panels of 3  5
19    or  more members. The action of a majority of the panel shall
20    be the action of  the  Board.  In  consideration  of  persons
21    committed  to  the Juvenile Division, the panel shall have at
22    least a majority of members experienced in juvenile matters.
23        (b)  If the person under consideration for parole  is  in
24    the  custody of the Department, a panel of 3 members at least
25    one member of the Board shall interview him, and a report  of
26    that   interview   shall   be   available   for  the  Board's
27    consideration.  However, in the discretion of the Board,  the
28    interview  need not be conducted if a psychiatric examination
29    determines that the person could not meaningfully  contribute
30    to the Board's consideration. The Board may in its discretion
31    parole  a  person who is then outside the jurisdiction on his
32    record without an  interview.  The  Board  need  not  hold  a
33    hearing or interview a person who is paroled under paragraphs
 
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 1    (d)  or  (e) of this Section or released on Mandatory release
 2    under Section 3-3-10.
 3        (c)  Following the hearing the parole release panel shall
 4    adjourn into a conference.  In  conference  the  panel  shall
 5    discuss   all  evidence  and  testimony  received  and  shall
 6    exchange views concerning the weight and  credibility  to  be
 7    given  the evidence considered prior to application of Parole
 8    Release   Risk   Assessment   Instruments.   Following    the
 9    conference,  the  parole release panel shall total the scores
10    of the Parole Release Risk Assessment Instrument.  A score of
11    39 or less classifies the parole applicant as  an  acceptable
12    risk,  and  parole  shall  be granted.  A score of 40 or more
13    classifies the parole applicant as an unacceptable risk,  and
14    parole  shall  be  denied unless the score is overridden by a
15    majority  vote  of  the  panel.   When  parole  is  denied  a
16    rationale shall be prepared by at least  one  member  of  the
17    panel  that  states which elements of the Parole Release Risk
18    Assessment Instruments serve as the basis for denial and that
19    must  change  so  that  the  parole  applicant   becomes   an
20    Acceptable Risk. The Board shall arrive at the parole release
21    decision   based   on   use   of  objective  risk  assessment
22    instruments  and  as  an  exercise  of  grace  and  executing
23    discretion as limited and  defined  in  subsection  (b-5)  of
24    Section  3-3-8.  The  Board  shall parole persons receiving a
25    total score  of  39  or  less  on  the  Parole  Release  Risk
26    Assessment Instrument, and shall not parole those receiving a
27    score  of  40  or  more  unless  the score is overridden by a
28    majority vote of the parole release panel.
29        In determining whether to grant or deny parole, the Board
30    shall determine whether the parole applicant is an Acceptable
31    Risk, and  the  Instrument  it  uses  shall  include  factors
32    evident  from the inmates' prior history, committing offense,
33    institutional    adjustment,    and    parole    plan,    and
34    rehabilitation, as  contained  in  the  Parole  Release  Risk
 
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 1    Assessment Instrument as follows:
 2    (1)  Total number of adjudications as a delinquent minor.
 3          (A)  None.............................  Enter 0
 4          (B)  One..............................  Enter 1
 5          Two or more...........................  Enter 3   .....
 6    (2)   Total number of prior probation/parole
 7          /release revocations.
 8          (A)  one..............................  Enter 0
 9          (B)  One or more......................  Enter 2   .....
10    (3)   Record of convictions or adjudications
11          for selected offenses (include current
12          offense).
13          (A)  None of the below................  Enter 0
14          (B)  Forgery, deceptive practices.....  Enter 1
15          (C)  Other property, assaultive, or
16               weapons offense..................  Enter 2
17          (D)  Burglary.........................  Enter 3   .....
18    (4)   Age at first conviction or
19          adjudication.
20          (A)  19 years or less.................  Enter 0
21          (B)  20-23 years......................  Enter 1
22          (C)  24 years or older................  Enter 2   .....
23    (5)   Compliance with the conditions of
24          the institution (Last 15 years).
25          (A)  Total major tickets 0-3..........  Enter 0
26          (B)  Total major tickets 4-10.........  Enter 2
27          (C)  Total tickets ll+ or any one of
28               these tickets (escape, gang
29               activity, murder/death,
30               dangerous disturbance, assault,
31               forced sexual, misconduct
32               or arson)........................  Enter 4   .....
33    (6)   Percent of time employed/in
34          training/in school-current (in
 
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 1          institution) or percent of time
 2          employed/in training/in school
 3          immediately prior to incarceration.
 4          (A)  60% or more......................  Enter 0
 5          (B)  40-59%...........................  Enter 3
 6          (C)  Under 40%........................  Enter 2
 7          (D)  Other............................  Enter 0   .....
 8    (7)   Interpersonal problems in current
 9          and/or previous living situation.
10          (A)  None.............................  Enter 0
11          (B)  Few..............................  Enter 1
12          (C)  Moderate.........................  Enter 3
13          (D)  Severe...........................  Enter 5   .....
14    (8)   Social interaction.
15          (A)  Mainly with non-gang or
16               non-criminally oriented
17               groups/individuals...............  Enter 0
18          (B)  Mainly with gang or criminally
19               oriented groups/individuals        Enter 3   .....
20    (9)   Counselor's appraisal of inmate's
21          attitude.
22          (A)  Sincere desire to behave
23               responsibly......................  Enter 0
24          (B)  Dependent or irresponsible.......  Enter 3
25          (C)  No indication of motivation to
26               behave responsibly...............  Enter 5   .....
27    (10)  Likelihood of basic human needs
28          after release.
29          (A)  Adequate food, shelter, and
30               clothing for inmate and
31               dependents is likely.............  Enter 0
32          (B)  Appropriate referrals for
33               assistance in ensuring that basic
34               needs are satisfied will be needed
 
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 1               - follow-up will be necessary....  Enter 3
 2          (C)  Critical Problems - inmate and
 3               dependents will lack basic life
 4               essentials - urgent referral and
 5               monitoring will be necessary.....  Enter 7   .....
 6    (11)  Likelihood of living arrangements
 7               after release.
 8          (A)  Stable and supportive relationships
 9               with family or others in living
10               group is likely..................  Enter 0
11          (B)  Inmate likely to live alone or
12               independently within another
13               household........................  Enter 1
14          (C)  Inmate likely to experience
15               occasional, moderate
16               interpersonal problems with
17               living group.....................  Enter 3
18          (D)  Inmate likely to experience
19          frequent and serious interpersonal
20          problems within living group..........  Enter 6   .....
21    (12)  Emotional stability.
22          (A)  no symptoms of emotional
23               instability, appropriate
24               emotional responses..............  Enter 0
25          (B)  Symptoms limit, but do not
26               prohibit adequate functions, e.g.,
27               excessive anxiety................  Enter 4   .....
28    (13)  Symptoms prohibit adequate
29          functioning, e.g., lashes out or
30          retreats into self....................  Enter 8   .....
31    (14)  Mental capacity.
32          (A)  No documented mental retardation,
33          learning disability or other
34          developmental disability..............  Enter 0
 
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 1          (B)  Documented mental retardation,
 2          learning disability, or other
 3          developmental disability..............  Enter 6   .....
 4    (15)  History of and/or current substance
 5          abuse (alcohol or drugs).
 6          (A)  No evidence of problems related
 7          to substance abuse....................  Enter 0
 8          (B)  Evidence of a pattern of substance
 9          abuse indicates a counseling/monitoring
10          and/or referral need required.........  Enter 4   .....
11    (16)  Evidence of serious substance
12          abuse problems - intensive casework
13          services..............................  Enter 7   .....
14    (17)  Academic and/or vocational.
15          (A)  Inmate likely to have stable
16               employment and/or academic-
17               vocational training, no apparent
18               casework service need or inmate
19               and dependents supported by other
20               legitimate means (Social Security,
21               Public Aid, etc.)................  Enter 0
22          (B)  It is likely that vocational
23          advancement and/or training referral
24          assistance needs apparent and
25               desired by inmate; brokerage
26               services likely to be indicated
27               and/or utilized..................  Enter 3
28          (C)  Inmate is likely to be resistant
29               to vocational-academic case work
30               services and/or to rely upon
31               inappropriate or illegal means of
32               support..........................  Enter 7   .....
33    (18)  Counselor's impression of inmate needs.
34          (A)  Low casework service needs.......  Enter 1
 
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 1          (B)  Medium casework service needs....  Enter 4
 2          (C)  High casework service needs......  Enter 7   .....
 3    The Board shall not parole a person eligible for
 4    parole if it determines that:
 5             (1)  there  is  a  substantial risk that he will not
 6        conform to reasonable conditions of parole; or
 7             (2)  his release at that time  would  deprecate  the
 8        seriousness  of his offense or promote disrespect for the
 9        law; or
10             (3)  his release would have a substantially  adverse
11        effect on institutional discipline.
12        (d)  A  person  committed under the Juvenile Court Act or
13    the Juvenile Court Act  of  1987  who  has  not  been  sooner
14    released  shall  be paroled on or before his 20th birthday to
15    begin serving a period of parole under Section 3-3-8.
16        (e)  A  person  who  has  served  the  maximum  term   of
17    imprisonment  imposed  at  the  time  of sentencing less time
18    credit for good behavior shall be released on parole to serve
19    a period of parole under Section 5-8-1.
20        (f)  The  Board  shall  render  its  decision  within   a
21    reasonable  time  after  hearing  and  shall  state the basis
22    therefor both in the records of  the  Board  and  in  written
23    notice  to  the  person on whose application it has acted. In
24    its decision, the Board  shall  set  the  person's  time  for
25    parole,  or  if  it  denies  parole  it  shall  provide for a
26    rehearing not less frequently than once  every  year,  except
27    that   the  Board  may,  after  denying  parole,  schedule  a
28    rehearing no later than 3 years from the date of  the  parole
29    denial,  if  the  Board  finds  that  it is not reasonable to
30    expect that parole would be granted at a hearing prior to the
31    scheduled rehearing date. If the Board shall parole a person,
32    and, if he is not released within 90 days from the  effective
33    date  of  the  order  granting  parole,  the  matter shall be
34    returned to the Board for review.
 
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 1        (g)  The Board shall maintain a registry of decisions  in
 2    which  parole  has been granted, which shall include the name
 3    and case number of the prisoner, the highest charge for which
 4    the prisoner was sentenced, the length of  sentence  imposed,
 5    the  date  of the sentence, the date of the parole, the basis
 6    for the decision of the Board to grant parole and the vote of
 7    the Board on any such decisions.  The registry shall be  made
 8    available  for  public inspection and copying during business
 9    hours and shall be a public record pursuant to the provisions
10    of the Freedom of Information Act.
11        (h)  The  Board  shall  promulgate  rules  regarding  the
12    exercise of its discretion under this Section.
13        (i)  There is  created  the  Parole  Oversight  Committee
14    composed  of  6  members  appointed  by the Governor with the
15    advice and consent of  the  Senate.   Each  Committee  member
16    shall  be  knowledgeable  in  the  field of corrections.  The
17    Committee shall include at least 3 members who are  advocates
18    of  prisoners'  rights.   No  more  than  3  members  of  the
19    Committee  shall  be  members  of the same political party. A
20    Committee member shall receive no compensation for his or her
21    services as a member of the Committee but may  be  reimbursed
22    for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her
23    duties  as  a  member  of  the Committee. The Committee shall
24    choose  its  chair  and  such  other  officers  as  it  deems
25    necessary. The Committee shall meet at least once monthly and
26    may reverse parole decisions  made  by  the  Prisoner  Review
27    Board that are made contrary to law.
28    (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

29        (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8)
30        Sec.  3-3-8.   Length  of parole and mandatory supervised
31    release; discharge.)
32        (a)  Unless sooner terminated under  paragraph  (b),  the
33    length  of  parole  for  a  person sentenced under the law in
 
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 1    effect prior to January 1, 1973 the effective  date  of  this
 2    amendatory Act of 1977 shall be as follows:
 3             (1)  for murder or a Class X felony, 3 years;
 4             (2)  for a Class 1 or 2 felony, 2 years;
 5             (3)  for a Class 3 or 4 felony, one year.
 6    and  The  length  of  mandatory  supervised release for those
 7    sentenced under the law in effect on and  after  February  1,
 8    1978  and  on and after January 1, 1973 and prior to February
 9    1, 1978 such effective date shall be as set  out  in  Section
10    5-8-1  unless  sooner  terminated under paragraph (b) of this
11    Section.   The parole period of a juvenile committed  to  the
12    Department under the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court
13    Act  of  1987 shall extend until he is 21 years of age unless
14    sooner terminated under paragraph (b) of this Section.
15        (b)  The  Prisoner  Review  Board  may  enter  an   order
16    releasing  and  discharging  one  from  parole  or  mandatory
17    supervised  release,  and  his  commitment to the Department,
18    when it determines that he is likely  to  remain  at  liberty
19    without committing another offense.
20        (b-5)  The  Prisoner  Review  Board  shall enter an order
21    releasing  a  person  who  is  eligible   for   parole   from
22    confinement   in  a  correctional  institution  or  facility,
23    regardless of the Parole Risk Assessment Instruments,  if  in
24    the  assessment  of a physician licensed to practice medicine
25    in all of its branches the person is terminally ill and would
26    not pose a threat of causing death or great bodily injury  to
27    another person if released.
28        (c)  The  order  of discharge shall become effective upon
29    entry of the order of the Board.  The Board shall notify  the
30    clerk  of the committing court of the order.  Upon receipt of
31    such copy, the clerk  shall  make  an  entry  on  the  record
32    judgment  that  the sentence or commitment has been satisfied
33    pursuant to the order.
34        (d)  Rights of the person discharged under  this  Section
 
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 1    shall  be  restored  under  Section  5-5-5.   This Section is
 2    subject to Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
 3    (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)

 4        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  July
 5    1, 2001.

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