IL HB3026

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to revise sentence credit rules for inmates in the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice.

Allows inmates serving sentences for certain serious crimes (first-degree murder, terrorism, sexual assault, armed robbery, drug trafficking) to earn limited sentence credits of 4.5 to 7.5 days per month instead of no credit.

Provides sentence credits for program participation: up to 1 day per day for substance abuse, educational, and vocational programs; 90-180 days for high school equivalency, associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees.

Requires time served in county jail to count toward the 60-day minimum service requirement before inmates become eligible for discretionary earned sentence credit awards.

Establishes that program credits awarded before July 1, 2021 must be recalculated at the new credit rates, and requires annual reporting to the Governor and General Assembly on earned sentence credit awards and revocations.