HB6631 - Neighborhood Safety Act Summary

• Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Act to authorize the Authority to conduct strategic planning and provide technical assistance for comprehensive trauma recovery services for violent crime victims in underserved communities, including behavioral health treatment, financial recovery, family support, and legal system navigation.

• Modifies earned sentence credit for good conduct in the Unified Code of Corrections, changing from fixed awards to discretionary awards up to 180 days as determined by the Director of Corrections based on risk/needs assessments, crime circumstances, and rehabilitation commitment.

• Eliminates mandatory probation/periodic imprisonment restrictions for certain drug offenses and Class 2 felonies, providing courts greater sentencing discretion for these offenses except those with specific violent crime histories.

• Excludes sex offenders from program credit eligibility unless they participate in sex offender treatment, and restricts program credit eligibility based on offense type and prior convictions related to forcible felonies.

• Adds new sentencing requirement under Section 5-4-1 for Class 3 and Class 4 felonies requiring judicial consideration of presentence reports and written explanation before imposing imprisonment when probation or conditional discharge is available.