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IL SB2115

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Robert Peters

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Origin

Senate

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Permits offenders subject to truth in sentencing provisions to earn sentence credit for good conduct in specific instances as the Director of Corrections deems proper, with up to 180 days available.

  • Allows sentence credit for completion of educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning, and correctional industry programs.

  • Reduces the minimum sentence threshold for truth in sentencing offenders from 85% to 75% when sentence credits are applied, and from 100% to 90% for offenders required to serve their entire sentence.

  • Establishes supplemental earned sentence credit limits: 3 days per month for those serving 100% of sentence, 7.5 days per month for those serving 85%, and 12 days per month for those serving less.

  • Requires annual written reports to the Governor and General Assembly on earned sentence credit awards, including number of inmates awarded credit, average amounts, and revocation data.

Legislative Description

CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDIT

Last Action

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

4/16/2021

Committee Referrals

Assignments4/16/2021
Criminal Law4/7/2021
Assignments2/26/2021

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