Senate Bill 1184 Summary

• Replaces "shall" with "must" and updates references from "bureau of field services" to "operations administration" throughout the Corrections Code sections on parole.

• Adds Section 42a establishing a parole term reduction program: qualified parolees who comply with medication-assisted treatment programs for alcohol or opioid use disorders can earn 45-day reductions for every 6 months of compliance.

• Prohibits parole term reductions for qualified parolees who commit acts that threaten, endanger, or injure another person, or who violate any state or federal law unrelated to controlled substance possession/use (unless the parole board determines the violation was primarily caused by the parolee's substance use disorder).

• Defines "qualified parolee" as individuals granted parole for controlled substance offenses or nonviolent offenses primarily resulting from controlled substance or alcohol use, as noted in the presentence investigation or parole board interview.

• Excludes parole term reductions from applying to sentences for murder, rape, armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion, or nighttime breaking and entering under Section 42(2), or life sentences for certain sexual offenses under Section 42(3).