HB 4102 Summary

• Amends the Corrections Code of 1953 to establish a "medically frail" parole eligibility pathway for prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, allowing release when the sentencing judge determines a prisoner is medically frail and would pose no menace to society.

• Requires the parole board to provide notice to prosecuting attorneys and victims (or victims' immediate families in homicide cases) before considering a prisoner for medically frail parole under the new section 35(10).

• Allows prosecutors and victims to file objections in circuit court within 30 days of receiving notice, with the sentencing judge or successor having authority to determine medical frailty eligibility based on evidence presented by both the parole board and prosecutor.

• Maintains existing parole restrictions for prisoners sentenced for first-degree murder, criminal sexual conduct, and certain drug offenses, while creating exceptions for medically frail prisoners and those receiving cooperation credit with law enforcement.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent upon the simultaneous enactment of HB 4101.