IL HB4135

Department of Corrections must submit an annual recidivism report to the General Assembly by March 1 each year, beginning March 1, 2026, and post it publicly on a dashboard

Reports must include statewide release rates broken down by offense class, age, gender, county of commitment, facility, sentence type, and release type, along with methodology explanations

Department must file a recidivism IT remediation plan within 60 days of the Act taking effect, with monthly status updates to legislative committees until the first report is published

Department must establish memoranda of understanding with the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts, Illinois State Police, and county sheriffs/jail administrators to share data needed for recidivism tracking

If the annual report is more than 60 days late, the Director of Corrections must appear before General Assembly committees with a remediation plan; the Auditor General may conduct performance audits of data processes