Bill Text: IL SB1340 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that an inmate is ineligible for the award of meritorious good conduct credit if the inmate was convicted of: (1) a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or (2) a second or subsequent violation of driving under the influence or aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB1340 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB1340-Introduced.html


97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1340

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that an inmate is ineligible for the award of meritorious good conduct credit if the inmate was convicted of: (1) a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act or (2) a second or subsequent violation of driving under the influence or aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-6-3 as follows:
6 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
7 Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
8 (a) (1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe
9 rules and regulations for the early release on account of
10 good conduct of persons committed to the Department which
11 shall be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
12 (2) The rules and regulations on early release shall
13 provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
14 (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
15 June 19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in
16 clause (iv) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after
17 June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
18 with respect to offense listed in clause (vi) committed on
19 or after June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act
20 95-625) or with respect to the offense of being an armed
21 habitual criminal committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the
22 effective date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the
23 offenses listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2)

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1 committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective date
2 of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the offense of
3 aggravated domestic battery committed on or after July 23,
4 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this
5 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the following:
6 (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
7 imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense
8 of terrorism shall receive no good conduct credit and
9 shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court;
10 (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt
11 to commit first degree murder, solicitation of murder,
12 solicitation of murder for hire, intentional homicide
13 of an unborn child, predatory criminal sexual assault
14 of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
15 criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping,
16 aggravated battery with a firearm, heinous battery,
17 being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated battery
18 of a senior citizen, or aggravated battery of a child
19 shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
20 credit for each month of his or her sentence of
21 imprisonment;
22 (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
23 invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular
24 hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed
25 violence with a category I weapon or category II
26 weapon, when the court has made and entered a finding,

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1 pursuant to subsection (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this
2 Code, that the conduct leading to conviction for the
3 enumerated offense resulted in great bodily harm to a
4 victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
5 conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
6 imprisonment;
7 (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
8 aggravated discharge of a firearm, whether or not the
9 conduct leading to conviction for the offense resulted
10 in great bodily harm to the victim, shall receive no
11 more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each
12 month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
13 (v) that a person serving a sentence for
14 gunrunning, narcotics racketeering, controlled
15 substance trafficking, methamphetamine trafficking,
16 drug-induced homicide, aggravated
17 methamphetamine-related child endangerment, money
18 laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of Section
19 29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class X felony
20 conviction for delivery of a controlled substance,
21 possession of a controlled substance with intent to
22 manufacture or deliver, calculated criminal drug
23 conspiracy, criminal drug conspiracy, street gang
24 criminal drug conspiracy, participation in
25 methamphetamine manufacturing, aggravated
26 participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,

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1 delivery of methamphetamine, possession with intent to
2 deliver methamphetamine, aggravated delivery of
3 methamphetamine, aggravated possession with intent to
4 deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine conspiracy
5 when the substance containing the controlled substance
6 or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall receive
7 no more than 7.5 days good conduct credit for each
8 month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
9 (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a
10 second or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall
11 receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit
12 for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
13 and
14 (vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
15 aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than
16 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
17 or her sentence of imprisonment.
18 (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
19 subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
20 June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or
21 after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act
22 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after
23 August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-134)
24 or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1,
25 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
26 subdivision (a)(2)(vii) committed on or after July 23, 2010

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1 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this amendatory
2 Act of the 96th General Assembly, and other than the
3 offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
4 alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
5 compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
6 subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
7 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and other than
8 the offense of aggravated driving under the influence of
9 alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
10 compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
11 subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
12 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
13 after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
14 96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
15 the rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who
16 is serving a term of imprisonment shall receive one day of
17 good conduct credit for each day of his or her sentence of
18 imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day
19 of good conduct credit shall reduce by one day the
20 prisoner's period of imprisonment or recommitment under
21 Section 3-3-9.
22 (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
23 imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
24 shall receive no good conduct credit.
25 (2.3) The rules and regulations on early release shall
26 provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for

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1 aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
2 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
3 any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
4 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
5 Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days
6 of good conduct credit for each month of his or her
7 sentence of imprisonment.
8 (2.4) The rules and regulations on early release shall
9 provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated battery
10 with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any device or
11 attachment designed or used for silencing the report of a
12 firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
13 firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
14 used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
15 after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
16 91-121), that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of
17 these offenses shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good
18 conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
19 imprisonment.
20 (2.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
21 provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
22 aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
23 effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
24 than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
25 or her sentence of imprisonment.
26 (2.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall

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1 provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
2 aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
3 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
4 any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
5 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
6 Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
7 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) this amendatory
8 Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall receive no more
9 than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his
10 or her sentence of imprisonment.
11 (3) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
12 the Director may award up to 180 days additional good
13 conduct credit for meritorious service in specific
14 instances as the Director deems proper; except that no more
15 than 90 days of good conduct credit for meritorious service
16 shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a sentence
17 for conviction of first degree murder, reckless homicide
18 while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, or
19 aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
20 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
21 any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
22 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
23 Illinois Vehicle Code, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping,
24 predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated
25 criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, deviate
26 sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,

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1 aggravated indecent liberties with a child, indecent
2 liberties with a child, child pornography, heinous
3 battery, aggravated battery of a spouse, aggravated
4 battery of a spouse with a firearm, stalking, aggravated
5 stalking, aggravated battery of a child, endangering the
6 life or health of a child, or cruelty to a child.
7 Notwithstanding the foregoing, good conduct credit for
8 meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of
9 imprisonment imposed for conviction of: (i) one of the
10 offenses enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
11 (iii) when the offense is committed on or after June 19,
12 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) when the offense is
13 committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
14 Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) when the offense
15 is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the effective
16 date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision (a)(2)(vi) when
17 the offense is committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
18 effective date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision
19 (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or after July
20 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) this
21 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, (ii)
22 aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
23 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
24 any combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
25 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
26 Illinois Vehicle Code, (iii) one of the offenses enumerated

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1 in subdivision (a)(2.4) when the offense is committed on or
2 after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
3 91-121), (iv) aggravated arson when the offense is
4 committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the effective date of
5 Public Act 92-176), or (v) offenses that may subject the
6 offender to commitment under the Sexually Violent Persons
7 Commitment Act, or (vi) (v) aggravated driving under the
8 influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
9 compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
10 defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection
11 (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
12 committed on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date
13 of Public Act 96-1230), (vii) a violent crime as defined in
14 Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act
15 committed on or after the effective date of this amendatory
16 Act of the 97th General Assembly, or (viii) a second or
17 subsequent violation of driving under the influence or
18 aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol or any
19 other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds,
20 or any combination thereof as defined in Section 11-501 of
21 the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after the
22 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
23 Assembly this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
24 The Director shall not award good conduct credit for
25 meritorious service under this paragraph (3) to an inmate
26 unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 days of the

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1 sentence; except nothing in this paragraph shall be
2 construed to permit the Director to extend an inmate's
3 sentence beyond that which was imposed by the court. Prior
4 to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the Director
5 shall make a written determination that the inmate:
6 (A) is eligible for good conduct credit for
7 meritorious service;
8 (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to
9 60 days as the sentence will allow; and
10 (C) has met the eligibility criteria established
11 by rule.
12 The Director shall determine the form and content of
13 the written determination required in this subsection.
14 (4) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
15 the good conduct credit accumulated and retained under
16 paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of this Section by any
17 inmate during specific periods of time in which such inmate
18 is engaged full-time in substance abuse programs,
19 correctional industry assignments, or educational programs
20 provided by the Department under this paragraph (4) and
21 satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
22 determined by the standards of the Department, shall be
23 multiplied by a factor of 1.25 for program participation
24 before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for program participation
25 on or after that date. However, no inmate shall be eligible
26 for the additional good conduct credit under this paragraph

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1 (4) or (4.1) of this subsection (a) while assigned to a
2 boot camp or electronic detention, or if convicted of an
3 offense enumerated in subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or
4 (iii) of this Section that is committed on or after June
5 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) of this Section that is
6 committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the effective date of
7 Public Act 94-71) or subdivision (a)(2)(v) of this Section
8 that is committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
9 effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
10 (a)(2)(vi) when the offense is committed on or after June
11 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-625) or
12 subdivision (a)(2)(vii) when the offense is committed on or
13 after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
14 96-1224) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
15 or if convicted of aggravated driving under the influence
16 of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
17 or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
18 subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
19 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or if
20 convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
21 alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
22 compounds, or any combination thereof as defined in
23 subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
24 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
25 after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
26 96-1230) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,

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1 or if convicted of an offense enumerated in paragraph
2 (a)(2.4) of this Section that is committed on or after July
3 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), or
4 first degree murder, a Class X felony, criminal sexual
5 assault, felony criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal
6 sexual abuse, aggravated battery with a firearm, or any
7 predecessor or successor offenses with the same or
8 substantially the same elements, or any inchoate offenses
9 relating to the foregoing offenses. No inmate shall be
10 eligible for the additional good conduct credit under this
11 paragraph (4) who (i) has previously received increased
12 good conduct credit under this paragraph (4) and has
13 subsequently been convicted of a felony, or (ii) has
14 previously served more than one prior sentence of
15 imprisonment for a felony in an adult correctional
16 facility.
17 Educational, vocational, substance abuse and
18 correctional industry programs under which good conduct
19 credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) and
20 paragraph (4.1) of this subsection (a) shall be evaluated
21 by the Department on the basis of documented standards. The
22 Department shall report the results of these evaluations to
23 the Governor and the General Assembly by September 30th of
24 each year. The reports shall include data relating to the
25 recidivism rate among program participants.
26 Availability of these programs shall be subject to the

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1 limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
2 Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are
3 denied immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting
4 list under criteria established by the Department. The
5 inability of any inmate to become engaged in any such
6 programs by reason of insufficient program resources or for
7 any other reason established under the rules and
8 regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause
9 of action under which the Department or any employee or
10 agent of the Department shall be liable for damages to the
11 inmate.
12 (4.1) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
13 an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be
14 awarded to any prisoner who passes the high school level
15 Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the
16 prisoner is incarcerated. The good conduct credit awarded
17 under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and
18 shall not affect, the award of good conduct under any other
19 paragraph of this Section, but shall also be pursuant to
20 the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4)
21 of subsection (a) of this Section. The good conduct credit
22 provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
23 those prisoners who have not previously earned a high
24 school diploma or a GED. If, after an award of the GED good
25 conduct credit has been made and the Department determines
26 that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be

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1 revoked.
2 (4.5) The rules and regulations on early release shall
3 also provide that when the court's sentencing order
4 recommends a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the
5 crime was committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the
6 effective date of Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall
7 receive no good conduct credit awarded under clause (3) of
8 this subsection (a) unless he or she participates in and
9 completes a substance abuse treatment program. The
10 Director may waive the requirement to participate in or
11 complete a substance abuse treatment program and award the
12 good conduct credit in specific instances if the prisoner
13 is not a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment
14 program for medical, programming, or operational reasons.
15 Availability of substance abuse treatment shall be subject
16 to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the
17 General Assembly for these purposes. If treatment is not
18 available and the requirement to participate and complete
19 the treatment has not been waived by the Director, the
20 prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list under criteria
21 established by the Department. The Director may allow a
22 prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
23 complete a substance abuse education class or attend
24 substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance
25 abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who
26 is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to release

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1 may be eligible for a waiver and receive good conduct
2 credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
3 discretion of the Director.
4 (4.6) The rules and regulations on early release shall
5 also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a
6 sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
7 Registration Act shall receive no good conduct credit
8 unless he or she either has successfully completed or is
9 participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the
10 Sex Offender Management Board. However, prisoners who are
11 waiting to receive such treatment, but who are unable to do
12 so due solely to the lack of resources on the part of the
13 Department, may, at the Director's sole discretion, be
14 awarded good conduct credit at such rate as the Director
15 shall determine.
16 (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
17 earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good
18 conduct credit for meritorious service given at any time
19 during the term, the Department shall give reasonable
20 notice of the impending release not less than 14 days prior
21 to the date of the release to the State's Attorney of the
22 county where the prosecution of the inmate took place, and
23 if applicable, the State's Attorney of the county into
24 which the inmate will be released. The Department must also
25 make identification information and a recent photo of the
26 inmate being released accessible on the Internet by means

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1 of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate
2 Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage.
3 The identification information shall include the inmate's:
4 name, any known alias, date of birth, physical
5 characteristics, residence address, commitment offense and
6 county where conviction was imposed. The identification
7 information shall be placed on the website within 3 days of
8 the inmate's release and the information may not be removed
9 until either: completion of the first year of mandatory
10 supervised release or return of the inmate to custody of
11 the Department.
12 (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
13several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
14shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
15forfeiting of good time.
16 (c) The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
17for revoking good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing the
18rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for specific rule
19violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
20shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
21year of good conduct credit for any one infraction.
22 When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend or reduce the
23rate of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an alleged
24infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges therefor
25against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of good conduct
26credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided in

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1subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
2amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days or when during any 12
3month period, the cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds
430 days except where the infraction is committed or discovered
5within 60 days of scheduled release. In those cases, the
6Department of Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of good
7conduct credit. The Board may subsequently approve the
8revocation of additional good conduct credit, if the Department
9seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess of 30 days.
10However, the Board shall not be empowered to review the
11Department's decision with respect to the loss of 30 days of
12good conduct credit within any calendar year for any prisoner
13or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by the
14Department.
15 The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
16appropriate cases, may restore up to 30 days good conduct
17credits which have been revoked, suspended or reduced. Any
18restoration of good conduct credits in excess of 30 days shall
19be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board. However, the
20Board may not restore good conduct credit in excess of the
21amount requested by the Director.
22 Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
23Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
243-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
25sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
26accumulation of good conduct credit.

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1 (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
2federal court against the State, the Department of Corrections,
3or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of their officers
4or employees, and the court makes a specific finding that a
5pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the prisoner is
6frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall conduct a
7hearing to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct credit by
8bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived of
9the good conduct credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
10provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
11If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of good conduct
12credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
13Board may revoke all good conduct credit accumulated by the
14prisoner.
15 For purposes of this subsection (d):
16 (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or other
17 filing which purports to be a legal document filed by a
18 prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
19 following criteria:
20 (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
21 fact;
22 (B) it is being presented for any improper purpose,
23 such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or
24 needless increase in the cost of litigation;
25 (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
26 contentions therein are not warranted by existing law

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1 or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
2 modification, or reversal of existing law or the
3 establishment of new law;
4 (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
5 do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
6 identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
7 after a reasonable opportunity for further
8 investigation or discovery; or
9 (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
10 warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
11 identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
12 information or belief.
13 (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
15 action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
16 under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
17 under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
18 Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
19 subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
20 Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
21 whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
22 subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
23 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
24 (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
25validity of Public Act 89-404.
26 (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who

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1has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
2under Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961, earlier than
3it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit,
4the Department, as a condition of such early release, shall
5require that the person, upon release, be placed under
6electronic surveillance as provided in Section 5-8A-7 of this
7Code.
8(Source: P.A. 95-134, eff. 8-13-07; 95-585, eff. 6-1-08;
995-625, eff. 6-1-08; 95-640, eff. 6-1-08; 95-773, eff. 1-1-09;
1095-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-860, eff. 1-15-10; 96-1110, eff.
117-19-10; 96-1128, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1200, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1224,
12eff. 7-23-10; 96-1230, eff. 1-1-11; revised 9-16-10.)
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.
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