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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2348

Introduced 2/4/2025, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

730 ILCS 5/3-3-1

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1
730 ILCS 5/3-3-2

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2
730 ILCS 5/3-3-3

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner
Review Board shall be the authority for setting conditions for mandatory
supervised release under specified provisions and determining whether a
violation of those conditions warrant revocation of mandatory supervised
release or the imposition of other sanctions. Provides that the Board
shall hear by at least one member and through a panel of at least 3 members
determine the conditions of mandatory supervised release, determine the
time of discharge from mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for
violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke mandatory
supervised release for those sentenced under specified provisions.
Provides that if a person was originally prosecuted under the provisions
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, sentenced under
the provisions of the Act pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and
convicted as an adult and committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice,
the Department of Juvenile Justice shall, no less than 120 days prior to
the date that the person reaches the age of 21, send written notification
to the Prisoner Review Board indicating the day upon which the committed
person will achieve the age of 21. Requires the Prisoner Review Board to
conduct a hearing with no less than 3 members to determine whether or not
the minor shall be assigned mandatory supervised release or be transferred
to the Department of Corrections prior to the minor's 21st birthday.
LRB104 09580 RLC 19643 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5
changing Sections 3-3-1, 3-3-2, and 3-3-3 as follows:

6

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-1)

(from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1)
7

Sec. 3-3-1.
Establishment and appointment of Prisoner
8
Review Board.
9

(a) There shall be a Prisoner Review Board independent of
10
the Department which shall be:
11

(1) the paroling authority for persons sentenced under
12

the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
13

amendatory Act of 1977;
14

(1.2) the paroling authority for persons eligible for
15

parole review under Section 5-4.5-115;
16

(1.5) (blank);
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(1.10) the authority for setting conditions for
18

mandatory supervised release under subsection (f) of
19

Section 3-3-3 of this Code and determining whether a
20

violation of those conditions warrant revocation of
21

mandatory supervised release or the imposition of other
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sanctions;

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(2) the board of review for cases involving the

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revocation of sentence credits or a suspension or
2

reduction in the rate of accumulating the credit;
3

(3) the board of review and recommendation for the
4

exercise of executive clemency by the Governor;
5

(4) the authority for establishing release dates for
6

certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence
7

prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
8

1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
9

(5) the authority for setting conditions for parole
10

and mandatory supervised release under Section 5-8-1(a) of
11

this Code, and determining whether a violation of those
12

conditions warrant revocation of parole or mandatory
13

supervised release or the imposition of other sanctions;
14

(6) the authority for determining whether a violation
15

of aftercare release conditions warrant revocation of
16

aftercare release; and
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(7) the authority to release medically infirm or
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disabled prisoners under Section 3-3-14.
19

(b) The Board shall consist of 15 persons appointed by the
20
Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One
21
member of the Board shall be designated by the Governor to be
22
Chairman and shall serve as Chairman at the pleasure of the
23
Governor. The members of the Board shall have had at least 5
24
years of actual experience in the fields of penology,
25
corrections work, law enforcement, sociology, law, education,
26
social work, medicine, psychology, other behavioral sciences,

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or a combination thereof. At least 6 members so appointed must
2
have at least 3 years experience in the field of juvenile
3
matters. No more than 8 Board members may be members of the
4
same political party.
5

Each member of the Board shall serve on a full-time basis
6
and shall not hold any other salaried public office, whether
7
elective or appointive, nor any other office or position of
8
profit, nor engage in any other business, employment, or
9
vocation. The Chairman of the Board shall receive $35,000 a
10
year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board,
11
whichever is greater, and each other member $30,000, or an
12
amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is
13
greater.
14

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
15
the term of each member of the Board who was appointed by the
16
Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
17
the close of business on that date or when all of the successor
18
members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
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93rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor,
20
whichever occurs later. As soon as possible, the Governor
21
shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created by this
22
amendatory Act.
23

Of the initial members appointed under this amendatory Act
24
of the 93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 5
25
members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in
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January 2005, 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third

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Monday in January 2007, and 5 members whose terms shall expire
2
on the third Monday in January 2009. Their respective
3
successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
4
third Monday in January of the year of appointment. Each
5
member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and
6
qualified.
7

Any member may be removed by the Governor for
8
incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance or inability to
9
serve.
10

(d) The Chairman of the Board shall be its chief executive
11
and administrative officer. The Board may have an Executive
12
Director; if so, the Executive Director shall be appointed by
13
the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
14
salary and duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by
15
the Board.
16
(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-494, eff. 1-1-22
.)

17

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-2)

(from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2)
18

Sec. 3-3-2.
Powers and duties.
19

(a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term
20
"Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall
21
read "Prisoner Review Board." After February 1, 1978 (the
22
effective date of Public Act 81-1099), the Prisoner Review
23
Board shall provide by rule for the orderly transition of all
24
files, records, and documents of the Parole and Pardon Board
25
and for such other steps as may be necessary to effect an

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orderly transition and shall:
2

(1) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
3

at least 3 members decide, cases of prisoners who were
4

sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
5

1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099), and who
6

are eligible for parole;
7

(2) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
8

at least 3 members decide, the conditions of parole and
9

the time of discharge from parole, impose sanctions for
10

violations of parole, and revoke parole for those
11

sentenced under the law in effect prior to February 1,
12

1978 (the effective date of Public Act 81-1099); provided
13

that the decision to parole and the conditions of parole
14

for all prisoners who were sentenced for first degree
15

murder or who received a minimum sentence of 20 years or
16

more under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978
17

shall be determined by a majority vote of the Prisoner
18

Review Board. One representative supporting parole and one
19

representative opposing parole will be allowed to speak.
20

Their comments shall be limited to making corrections and
21

filling in omissions to the Board's presentation and
22

discussion;
23

(3) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
24

at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
25

supervised release and the time of discharge from
26

mandatory supervised release, impose sanctions for

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violations of mandatory supervised release, and revoke
2

mandatory supervised release for those sentenced under the
3

law in effect after February 1, 1978 (the effective date
4

of Public Act 81-1099);
5

(3.5) hear by at least one member and through a panel
6

of at least 3 members decide, the conditions of mandatory
7

supervised release and the time of discharge from
8

mandatory supervised release, to impose sanctions for
9

violations of mandatory supervised release and revoke
10

mandatory supervised release for those serving extended
11

supervised release terms pursuant to paragraph (4) of
12

subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1;
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(3.6) hear by at least one member and through a panel
14

of at least 3 members decide whether to revoke aftercare
15

release for those committed to the Department of Juvenile
16

Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
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(4) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
18

at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
19

of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
20

Department for alleged violation of Department rules with
21

respect to sentence credits under Section 3-6-3 of this
22

Code in which the Department seeks to revoke sentence
23

credits, if the amount of time at issue exceeds 30 days or
24

when, during any 12-month period, the cumulative amount of
25

credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction
26

is committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled

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release. In such cases, the Department of Corrections may
2

revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The Board may
3

subsequently approve the revocation of additional sentence
4

credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence credit
5

in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall not be
6

empowered to review the Department's decision with respect
7

to the loss of 30 days of sentence credit for any prisoner
8

or to increase any penalty beyond the length requested by
9

the Department;
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(5) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
11

at least 3 members decide, the release dates for certain
12

prisoners sentenced under the law in existence prior to
13

February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act
14

81-1099), in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
15

(6) hear by at least one member and through a panel of
16

at least 3 members decide, all requests for pardon,
17

reprieve or commutation, and make confidential
18

recommendations to the Governor;
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(6.5) hear by at least one member who is qualified in
20

the field of juvenile matters and through a panel of at
21

least 3 members, 2 of whom are qualified in the field of
22

juvenile matters, decide parole review cases in accordance
23

with Section 5-4.5-115 of this Code and make release
24

determinations of persons under the age of 21 at the time
25

of the commission of an offense or offenses, other than
26

those persons serving sentences for first degree murder or

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aggravated criminal sexual assault;
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(6.6) hear by at least a quorum of the Prisoner Review
3

Board and decide by a majority of members present at the
4

hearing, in accordance with Section 5-4.5-115 of this
5

Code, release determinations of persons under the age of
6

21 at the time of the commission of an offense or offenses
7

of those persons serving sentences for first degree murder
8

or aggravated criminal sexual assault;
9

(6.7) hear by at least one member and through a panel
10

of at least 3 members determine the conditions of
11

mandatory supervised release, determine the time of
12

discharge from mandatory supervised release, impose
13

sanctions for violations of mandatory supervised release,
14

and revoke mandatory supervised release for those
15

sentenced under subsection (f) of Section 3-3-3 of this
16

Code;

17

(7) comply with the requirements of the Open Parole
18

Hearings Act;
19

(8) hear by at least one member and, through a panel of
20

at least 3 members, decide cases brought by the Department
21

of Corrections against a prisoner in the custody of the
22

Department for court dismissal of a frivolous lawsuit
23

pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d) of this Code in which the
24

Department seeks to revoke up to 180 days of sentence
25

credit, and if the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days
26

of sentence credit at the time of the dismissal, then all

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sentence credit accumulated by the prisoner shall be
2

revoked;
3

(9) hear by at least 3 members, and, through a panel of
4

at least 3 members, decide whether to grant certificates
5

of relief from disabilities or certificates of good
6

conduct as provided in Article 5.5 of Chapter V;
7

(10) upon a petition by a person who has been
8

convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and who meets the
9

requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least 3 members
10

and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3 members, issue
11

a certificate of eligibility for sealing recommending that
12

the court order the sealing of all official records of the
13

arresting authority, the circuit court clerk, and the
14

Illinois State Police concerning the arrest and conviction
15

for the Class 3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the
16

Board for a certificate of eligibility for sealing:
17

(A) until 5 years have elapsed since the
18

expiration of his or her sentence;
19

(B) until 5 years have elapsed since any arrests
20

or detentions by a law enforcement officer for an
21

alleged violation of law, other than a petty offense,
22

traffic offense, conservation offense, or local
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ordinance offense;
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(C) if convicted of a violation of the Cannabis
25

Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
26

Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,

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the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or the
2

Methamphetamine Precursor Tracking Act unless the
3

petitioner has completed a drug abuse program for the
4

offense on which sealing is sought and provides proof
5

that he or she has completed the program successfully;
6

(D) if convicted of:
7

(i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
8

Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
9

the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
10

2012;
11

(ii) aggravated assault;
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(iii) aggravated battery;
13

(iv) domestic battery;
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(v) aggravated domestic battery;
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(vi) violation of an order of protection;
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(vii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
17

1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 involving a
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firearm;
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(viii) driving while under the influence of
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alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
21

compound or compounds, or any combination thereof;
22

(ix) aggravated driving while under the
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influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
24

intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
25

combination thereof; or
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(x) any crime defined as a crime of violence

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under Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation
2

Act.
3

If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
4

of eligibility for sealing and the Board denies the
5

certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
6

filing again or filing for pardon from the Governor unless
7

the Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
8

The decision to issue or refrain from issuing a
9

certificate of eligibility for sealing shall be at the
10

Board's sole discretion, and shall not give rise to any
11

cause of action against either the Board or its members.
12

The Board may only authorize the sealing of Class 3
13

and 4 felony convictions of the petitioner from one
14

information or indictment under this paragraph (10). A
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petitioner may only receive one certificate of eligibility
16

for sealing under this provision for life; and
17

(11) upon a petition by a person who after having been
18

convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony thereafter served
19

in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
20

this or any other state and had received an honorable
21

discharge from the United States Armed Forces or National
22

Guard or who at the time of filing the petition is enlisted
23

in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard of
24

this or any other state and served one tour of duty and who
25

meets the requirements of this paragraph, hear by at least
26

3 members and, with the unanimous vote of a panel of 3

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members, issue a certificate of eligibility for
2

expungement recommending that the court order the
3

expungement of all official records of the arresting
4

authority, the circuit court clerk, and the Illinois State
5

Police concerning the arrest and conviction for the Class
6

3 or 4 felony. A person may not apply to the Board for a
7

certificate of eligibility for expungement:
8

(A) if convicted of:
9

(i) a sex offense described in Article 11 or
10

Sections 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
11

the Criminal Code of 1961 or Criminal Code of
12

2012;
13

(ii) an offense under the Criminal Code of
14

1961 or Criminal Code of 2012 involving a firearm;
15

or
16

(iii) a crime of violence as defined in
17

Section 2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act;
18

or
19

(B) if the person has not served in the United
20

States Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any
21

other state or has not received an honorable discharge
22

from the United States Armed Forces or National Guard
23

of this or any other state or who at the time of the
24

filing of the petition is serving in the United States
25

Armed Forces or National Guard of this or any other
26

state and has not completed one tour of duty.

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If a person has applied to the Board for a certificate
2

of eligibility for expungement and the Board denies the
3

certificate, the person must wait at least 4 years before
4

filing again or filing for a pardon with authorization for
5

expungement from the Governor unless the Governor or
6

Chairman of the Prisoner Review Board grants a waiver.
7

(a-5) The Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of
8
and in coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
9
Department of Central Management Services, shall implement a
10
pilot project in 3 correctional institutions providing for the
11
conduct of hearings under paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection
12
(a) of this Section through interactive video conferences. The
13
project shall be implemented within 6 months after January 1,
14
1997 (the effective date of Public Act 89-490). Within 6
15
months after the implementation of the pilot project, the
16
Prisoner Review Board, with the cooperation of and in
17
coordination with the Department of Corrections and the
18
Department of Central Management Services, shall report to the
19
Governor and the General Assembly regarding the use, costs,
20
effectiveness, and future viability of interactive video
21
conferences for Prisoner Review Board hearings.
22

(b) Upon recommendation of the Department the Board may
23
restore sentence credit previously revoked.
24

(c) The Board shall cooperate with the Department in
25
promoting an effective system of parole and mandatory
26
supervised release.

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(d) The Board shall promulgate rules for the conduct of
2
its work, and the Chairman shall file a copy of such rules and
3
any amendments thereto with the Director and with the
4
Secretary of State.
5

(e) The Board shall keep records of all of its official
6
actions and shall make them accessible in accordance with law
7
and the rules of the Board.
8

(f) The Board or one who has allegedly violated the
9
conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release, or
10
mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the
11
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
12
documentary evidence relating to any matter under
13
investigation or hearing. The Chairman of the Board may sign
14
subpoenas which shall be served by any agent or public
15
official authorized by the Chairman of the Board, or by any
16
person lawfully authorized to serve a subpoena under the laws
17
of the State of Illinois. The attendance of witnesses, and the
18
production of documentary evidence, may be required from any
19
place in the State to a hearing location in the State before
20
the Chairman of the Board or his or her designated agent or
21
agents or any duly constituted Committee or Subcommittee of
22
the Board. Witnesses so summoned shall be paid the same fees
23
and mileage that are paid witnesses in the circuit courts of
24
the State, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the
25
persons taking those depositions are each entitled to the same
26
fees as are paid for like services in actions in the circuit

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courts of the State. Fees and mileage shall be vouchered for
2
payment when the witness is discharged from further
3
attendance.
4

In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the Board may
5
petition any circuit court of the State for an order requiring
6
the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
7
documentary evidence or both. A copy of such petition shall be
8
served by personal service or by registered or certified mail
9
upon the person who has failed to obey the subpoena, and such
10
person shall be advised in writing that a hearing upon the
11
petition will be requested in a court room to be designated in
12
such notice before the judge hearing motions or extraordinary
13
remedies at a specified time, on a specified date, not less
14
than 10 nor more than 15 days after the deposit of the copy of
15
the written notice and petition in the U.S. mail addressed to
16
the person at his or her last known address or after the
17
personal service of the copy of the notice and petition upon
18
such person. The court upon the filing of such a petition, may
19
order the person refusing to obey the subpoena to appear at an
20
investigation or hearing, or to there produce documentary
21
evidence, if so ordered, or to give evidence relative to the
22
subject matter of that investigation or hearing. Any failure
23
to obey such order of the circuit court may be punished by that
24
court as a contempt of court.
25

Each member of the Board and any hearing officer
26
designated by the Board shall have the power to administer

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oaths and to take the testimony of persons under oath.
2

(g) Except under subsection (a) of this Section, a
3
majority of the members then appointed to the Prisoner Review
4
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all
5
business of the Board.
6

(h) The Prisoner Review Board shall annually transmit to
7
the Director a detailed report of its work for the preceding
8
calendar year. The annual report shall also be transmitted to
9
the Governor for submission to the Legislature.
10
(Source: P.A. 101-288, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
11
102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

12

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-3)

(from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3)
13

Sec. 3-3-3.
Eligibility for parole or release.
14

(a) Except for those offenders who accept the fixed
15
release date established by the Prisoner Review Board under
16
Section 3-3-2.1, every person serving a term of imprisonment
17
under the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
18
amendatory Act of 1977 shall be eligible for parole when he or
19
she has served:
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(1) the minimum term of an indeterminate sentence less
21

time credit for good behavior, or 20 years less time
22

credit for good behavior, whichever is less; or
23

(2) 20 years of a life sentence less time credit for
24

good behavior; or
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(3) 20 years or one-third of a determinate sentence,

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whichever is less, less time credit for good behavior.
2

(b) No person sentenced under this amendatory Act of 1977
3
or who accepts a release date under Section 3-3-2.1 shall be
4
eligible for parole.
5

(c) Except for those sentenced to a term of natural life
6
imprisonment, every person sentenced to imprisonment under
7
this amendatory Act of 1977 or given a release date under
8
Section 3-3-2.1 of this Act shall serve the full term of a
9
determinate sentence less time credit for good behavior and
10
shall then be released under the mandatory supervised release
11
provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code.
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(d) No person serving a term of natural life imprisonment
13
may be paroled or released except through executive clemency.
14

(e) Every person committed to the Department of Juvenile
15
Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and confined in
16
the State correctional institutions or facilities if such
17
juvenile has not been tried as an adult shall be eligible for
18
aftercare release under Section 3-2.5-85 of this Code.
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However, if a juvenile has been tried as an adult he or she
20
shall only be eligible for parole or mandatory supervised
21
release as an adult under this Section.
22

(f) If a person was originally prosecuted under the
23
provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
24
2012, sentenced under the provisions of this Act pursuant to
25
Section 5-805 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and convicted
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as an adult and committed to the Department of Juvenile

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Justice under Section 5-8-6, the Department of Juvenile
2
Justice shall, no less than 120 days prior to the date that the
3
person reaches the age of 21, send written notification to the
4
Prisoner Review Board indicating the day upon which the
5
committed person will achieve the age of 21. The Prisoner
6
Review Board shall conduct a hearing with no less than 3
7
members to determine whether or not the minor shall be
8
assigned mandatory supervised release or be transferred to the
9
Department of Corrections prior to the minor's 21st birthday.

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(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17
.)

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