Bill Text: IL HB3801 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that before the youth is released on aftercare release, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall require the youth to attend a restorative justice circle or family group conferencing session to ensure appropriate family support and a smooth transition upon his or her return home and into his or her community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-15 - Tabled [HB3801 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3801-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 3-2.5-70 as follows:
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| 6 | (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-70) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 3-2.5-70. Aftercare. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) The Department shall implement an aftercare program | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | that includes, at a minimum, the following program elements: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (1) A process for developing and implementing a case | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | management plan for timely and successful reentry into the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | community beginning upon commitment. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (2) A process for reviewing committed youth for | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | recommendation for aftercare release. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (3) Supervision in accordance with the conditions set | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | by the Department or Prisoner Review Board and referral to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | and facilitation of community-based services including | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | education, social and mental health services, substance | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | abuse treatment, employment and vocational training, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | individual and family counseling, financial counseling, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | and other services as appropriate; and assistance in | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | locating appropriate residential placement and obtaining | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | suitable employment. The Department may purchase necessary | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | services for a releasee if they are otherwise unavailable | ||||||
| 2 | and the releasee is unable to pay for the services. It may | ||||||
| 3 | assess all or part of the costs of these services to a | ||||||
| 4 | releasee in accordance with his or her ability to pay for | ||||||
| 5 | the services. | ||||||
| 6 | (4) Standards for sanctioning violations of conditions | ||||||
| 7 | of aftercare release that ensure that juvenile offenders | ||||||
| 8 | face uniform and consistent consequences that hold them | ||||||
| 9 | accountable taking into account aggravating and mitigating | ||||||
| 10 | factors and prioritizing public safety. | ||||||
| 11 | (5) A process for reviewing youth on aftercare release | ||||||
| 12 | for discharge. | ||||||
| 13 | (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall have the | ||||||
| 14 | following rights, powers, functions, and duties: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) To investigate alleged violations of an aftercare | ||||||
| 16 | releasee's conditions of release; and for this purpose it | ||||||
| 17 | may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses | ||||||
| 18 | and the production of documents only if there is reason to | ||||||
| 19 | believe that the procedures would provide evidence that the | ||||||
| 20 | violations have occurred. If any person fails to obey a | ||||||
| 21 | subpoena issued under this subsection, the Director may | ||||||
| 22 | apply to any circuit court to secure compliance with the | ||||||
| 23 | subpoena. The failure to comply with the order of the court | ||||||
| 24 | issued in response thereto shall be punishable as contempt | ||||||
| 25 | of court. | ||||||
| 26 | (2) To issue a violation warrant for the apprehension | ||||||
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| 1 | of an aftercare releasee for violations of the conditions | ||||||
| 2 | of aftercare release. Aftercare specialists and | ||||||
| 3 | supervisors have the full power of peace officers in the | ||||||
| 4 | retaking of any youth alleged to have violated the | ||||||
| 5 | conditions of aftercare release. | ||||||
| 6 | (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall designate | ||||||
| 7 | aftercare specialists qualified in juvenile matters to perform | ||||||
| 8 | case management and post-release programming functions under | ||||||
| 9 | this Section.
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| 10 | (d) Before the youth is released on aftercare release, the | ||||||
| 11 | Department shall require the youth to attend a restorative | ||||||
| 12 | justice circle or family group conferencing session to ensure | ||||||
| 13 | appropriate family support and a smooth transition upon his or | ||||||
| 14 | her return home and into his or her community. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
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