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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Unified  Code  of  Corrections  by
 2    changing Sections 3-6-3 and 5-4-1.

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

 5        Section 5.  The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
 6    changing Sections 3-6-3 and 5-4-1 as follows:

 7        (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
 8        Sec. 3-6-3.  Rules and Regulations for Early Release.
 9             (a)(1)  The   Department   of   Corrections    shall
10        prescribe  rules and regulations for the early release on
11        account of good  conduct  of  persons  committed  to  the
12        Department  which  shall  be  subject  to  review  by the
13        Prisoner Review Board.
14             (2)  The rules  and  regulations  on  early  release
15        shall  provide,  with respect to offenses committed on or
16        after June 19, 1998 the effective date of this amendatory
17        Act of 1998, the following:
18                  (i)  that a prisoner who is serving a  term  of
19             imprisonment  for  first degree murder shall receive
20             no good conduct credit and shall  serve  the  entire
21             sentence imposed by the court;
22                  (ii)  that  a  prisoner  serving a sentence for
23             attempt to commit first degree murder,  solicitation
24             of   murder,   solicitation   of  murder  for  hire,
25             intentional homicide of an unborn  child,  predatory
26             criminal  sexual  assault  of  a  child,  aggravated
27             criminal  sexual  assault,  criminal sexual assault,
28             aggravated kidnapping,  aggravated  battery  with  a
29             firearm,  heinous  battery,  aggravated battery of a
30             senior citizen, or aggravated  battery  of  a  child
31             shall  receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct
 
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 1             credit for each month of  his  or  her  sentence  of
 2             imprisonment; and
 3                  (iii)  that  a  prisoner serving a sentence for
 4             home invasion, armed robbery,  aggravated  vehicular
 5             hijacking,  aggravated  discharge  of  a firearm, or
 6             armed violence with a category I weapon or  category
 7             II  weapon,  when  the  court has made and entered a
 8             finding, pursuant to  subsection  (c-1)  of  Section
 9             5-4-1  of  this  Code,  that  the conduct leading to
10             conviction for the enumerated  offense  resulted  in
11             great bodily harm to a victim, shall receive no more
12             than  4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month
13             of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
14             (2.1)  For all offenses, other than those enumerated
15        in subdivision (a)(2) committed on or after June 19, 1998
16         the effective date of this amendatory Act of  1998,  and
17        other than the offense of reckless homicide as defined in
18        subsection  (e)  of  Section  9-3 of the Criminal Code of
19        1961 committed on or after January  1,  1999,  and  other
20        than   an   offense  described  in  subdivision  (a)(2.4)
21        committed  on  or  after  the  effective  date  of   this
22        amendatory  Act  of 1999, the rules and regulations shall
23        provide  that  a  prisoner  who  is  serving  a  term  of
24        imprisonment shall receive one day of good conduct credit
25        for each day of his or her sentence  of  imprisonment  or
26        recommitment  under  Section  3-3-9.  Each  day  of  good
27        conduct  credit  shall  reduce  by one day the prisoner's
28        period of  imprisonment  or  recommitment  under  Section
29        3-3-9.
30             (2.2)  A  prisoner  serving  a  term of natural life
31        imprisonment or a prisoner  who  has  been  sentenced  to
32        death shall receive no good conduct credit.
33             (2.3)  The  rules  and  regulations on early release
34        shall provide that a prisoner who is serving  a  sentence
 
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 1        for  reckless  homicide  as  defined in subsection (e) of
 2        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 committed on  or
 3        after January 1, 1999 shall receive no more than 4.5 days
 4        of  good  conduct  credit  for  each  month of his or her
 5        sentence of imprisonment.
 6             (2.4)  The rules and regulations  on  early  release
 7        shall  provide  that a prisoner who is serving a sentence
 8        for a sex offense as defined in  Section  2  of  the  Sex
 9        Offender  Registration  Act  committed  on  or  after the
10        effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999  shall,  if
11        the  victim  was under 18 years of age at the time of the
12        offense, receive no more than 4.5 days  of  good  conduct
13        credit   for  each  month  of  his  or  her  sentence  of
14        imprisonment.
15             (3)  The rules and regulations  shall  also  provide
16        that  the  Director  may  award up to 180 days additional
17        good conduct credit for meritorious service  in  specific
18        instances  as  the  Director deems proper; except that no
19        more than 90 days of good conduct credit for  meritorious
20        service shall be awarded to any prisoner who is serving a
21        sentence  for conviction of first degree murder, reckless
22        homicide while under the  influence  of  alcohol  or  any
23        other  drug, aggravated kidnapping, kidnapping, predatory
24        criminal sexual assault of a child,  aggravated  criminal
25        sexual  assault,  criminal sexual assault, deviate sexual
26        assault, aggravated  criminal  sexual  abuse,  aggravated
27        indecent  liberties with a child, indecent liberties with
28        a child, child pornography, heinous  battery,  aggravated
29        battery  of a spouse, aggravated battery of a spouse with
30        a  firearm,  stalking,  aggravated  stalking,  aggravated
31        battery of a child, endangering the life or health  of  a
32        child,  cruelty  to  a  child,  or narcotic racketeering.
33        Notwithstanding the foregoing, good  conduct  credit  for
34        meritorious service shall not be awarded on a sentence of
 
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 1        imprisonment  imposed  for  conviction of: (i) one of the
 2        offenses  enumerated  in  subdivision  (a)(2)  when   the
 3        offense  is  committed on or after June 19, 1998; or (ii)
 4        reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section
 5        9-3 of the Criminal  Code  of  1961  if  the  offense  is
 6        committed  on  or  after  January  1,  1999;  or (iii) an
 7        offense described in subdivision (a)(2.4) if the  offense
 8        is  committed  on  or  after  the  effective date of this
 9        amendatory  Act  of  1999  the  effective  date  of  this
10        amendatory Act of 1998.
11             (4)  The rules and regulations  shall  also  provide
12        that  the  good  conduct  credit accumulated and retained
13        under paragraph (2.1) of subsection (a) of  this  Section
14        by  any  inmate  during specific periods of time in which
15        such inmate  is  engaged  full-time  in  substance  abuse
16        programs,    correctional    industry   assignments,   or
17        educational programs provided  by  the  Department  under
18        this  paragraph  (4)  and  satisfactorily  completes  the
19        assigned  program  as  determined by the standards of the
20        Department, shall be multiplied by a factor of  1.25  for
21        program participation before August 11, 1993 and 1.50 for
22        program participation on or after that date.  However, no
23        inmate  shall be eligible for the additional good conduct
24        credit under this paragraph (4) while assigned to a  boot
25        camp,  mental health unit, or electronic detention, or if
26        convicted of an offense enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of
27        this Section that is committed on or after June 19, 1998
28        the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998, or  if
29        convicted  of  reckless homicide as defined in subsection
30        (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of  1961  if  the
31        offense  is  committed on or after January 1, 1999, or if
32        convicted of an offense described in subdivision (a)(2.4)
33        if the offense is committed on  or  after  the  effective
34        date  of  this  amendatory  Act  of 1999, or first degree
 
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 1        murder, a Class X felony, criminal sexual assault, felony
 2        criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual  abuse,
 3        aggravated  battery with a firearm, or any predecessor or
 4        successor offenses with the  same  or  substantially  the
 5        same  elements,  or any inchoate offenses relating to the
 6        foregoing offenses.  No inmate shall be eligible for  the
 7        additional  good  conduct credit under this paragraph (4)
 8        who (i) has previously received  increased  good  conduct
 9        credit under this paragraph (4) and has subsequently been
10        convicted of a felony, or (ii) has previously served more
11        than  one  prior sentence of imprisonment for a felony in
12        an adult correctional facility.
13             Educational,   vocational,   substance   abuse   and
14        correctional industry programs under which  good  conduct
15        credit may be increased under this paragraph (4) shall be
16        evaluated  by  the  Department on the basis of documented
17        standards.  The Department shall report  the  results  of
18        these   evaluations  to  the  Governor  and  the  General
19        Assembly by September 30th of  each  year.   The  reports
20        shall  include data relating to the recidivism rate among
21        program participants.
22             Availability of these programs shall be  subject  to
23        the  limits  of  fiscal  resources  appropriated  by  the
24        General  Assembly  for  these purposes.  Eligible inmates
25        who are denied immediate admission shall be placed  on  a
26        waiting   list   under   criteria   established   by  the
27        Department. The inability of any inmate to become engaged
28        in any such programs by reason  of  insufficient  program
29        resources  or  for any other reason established under the
30        rules and regulations of  the  Department  shall  not  be
31        deemed  a  cause  of action under which the Department or
32        any employee or agent of the Department shall  be  liable
33        for damages to the inmate.
34             (5)  Whenever  the  Department  is  to  release  any
 
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 1        inmate earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant
 2        of  good  conduct credit for meritorious service given at
 3        any time during  the  term,  the  Department  shall  give
 4        reasonable advance notice of the impending release to the
 5        State's  Attorney  of the county where the prosecution of
 6        the inmate took place.
 7        (b)  Whenever a person is or  has  been  committed  under
 8    several  convictions,  with separate sentences, the sentences
 9    shall be  construed  under  Section  5-8-4  in  granting  and
10    forfeiting of good time.
11        (c)  The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations
12    for  revoking  good conduct credit, or suspending or reducing
13    the rate of accumulation of good conduct credit for  specific
14    rule   violations,  during  imprisonment.   These  rules  and
15    regulations shall provide that no  inmate  may  be  penalized
16    more  than  one  year  of  good  conduct  credit  for any one
17    infraction.
18        When the Department seeks to revoke,  suspend  or  reduce
19    the  rate  of accumulation of any good conduct credits for an
20    alleged infraction of  its  rules,  it  shall  bring  charges
21    therefor  against  the  prisoner  sought to be so deprived of
22    good conduct credits before  the  Prisoner  Review  Board  as
23    provided  in  subparagraph  (a)(4)  of  Section 3-3-2 of this
24    Code, if the amount of credit at issue  exceeds  30  days  or
25    when  during  any  12  month period, the cumulative amount of
26    credit revoked exceeds 30 days except where the infraction is
27    committed or discovered within 60 days of scheduled  release.
28    In  those  cases, the Department of Corrections may revoke up
29    to 30 days of good conduct credit. The Board may subsequently
30    approve the revocation of additional good conduct credit,  if
31    the  Department seeks to revoke good conduct credit in excess
32    of 30 days.  However, the Board shall  not  be  empowered  to
33    review  the Department's decision with respect to the loss of
34    30 days of good conduct credit within any calendar  year  for
 
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 1    any  prisoner  or  to  increase any penalty beyond the length
 2    requested by the Department.
 3        The  Director  of  the  Department  of  Corrections,   in
 4    appropriate  cases,  may  restore  up to 30 days good conduct
 5    credits which have been revoked, suspended  or  reduced.  Any
 6    restoration  of  good  conduct  credits  in excess of 30 days
 7    shall be subject to review  by  the  Prisoner  Review  Board.
 8    However,  the  Board  may  not restore good conduct credit in
 9    excess of the amount requested by the Director.
10        Nothing contained in  this  Section  shall  prohibit  the
11    Prisoner  Review  Board  from  ordering,  pursuant to Section
12    3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to  one  year  of
13    the  sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to
14    the accumulation of good conduct credit.
15        (d)  If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in  an  Illinois
16    or  federal  court  against  the  State,  the  Department  of
17    Corrections,  or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of
18    their officers or employees, and the court makes  a  specific
19    finding  that a pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the
20    prisoner is frivolous, the Department  of  Corrections  shall
21    conduct  a  hearing  to revoke up to 180 days of good conduct
22    credit by bringing charges against the prisoner sought to  be
23    deprived  of  the  good  conduct  credits before the Prisoner
24    Review Board as provided in subparagraph  (a)(8)  of  Section
25    3-3-2  of  this Code. If the prisoner has not accumulated 180
26    days of good conduct credit at the time of the finding,  then
27    the  Prisoner Review Board may revoke all good conduct credit
28    accumulated by the prisoner.
29        For purposes of this subsection (d):
30             (1)  "Frivolous" means that a pleading,  motion,  or
31        other  filing which purports to be a legal document filed
32        by a prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or  all  of
33        the following criteria:
34                  (A)  it  lacks  an arguable basis either in law
 
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 1             or in fact;
 2                  (B)  it is being  presented  for  any  improper
 3             purpose,  such  as to harass or to cause unnecessary
 4             delay  or  needless  increase   in   the   cost   of
 5             litigation;
 6                  (C)  the  claims,  defenses,  and  other  legal
 7             contentions  therein  are  not warranted by existing
 8             law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
 9             modification, or reversal of  existing  law  or  the
10             establishment of new law;
11                  (D)  the    allegations   and   other   factual
12             contentions do not have evidentiary support  or,  if
13             specifically  so  identified, are not likely to have
14             evidentiary support after a  reasonable  opportunity
15             for further investigation or discovery; or
16                  (E)  the denials of factual contentions are not
17             warranted  on  the  evidence,  or if specifically so
18             identified, are not reasonably based on  a  lack  of
19             information or belief.
20             (2)  "Lawsuit"  means a petition for post-conviction
21        relief  under  Article  122  of  the  Code  of   Criminal
22        Procedure  of 1963, a motion pursuant to Section 116-3 of
23        the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a  habeas  corpus
24        action  under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
25        under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for  claim
26        under  the  Court  of  Claims  Act or an action under the
27        federal Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983).
28        (e)  Nothing in this amendatory Act of 1998  affects  the
29    validity of Public Act 89-404.  and other than the offense of
30    reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3
31    of  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961  committed  on or after the
32    effective date of this amendatory Act  of  1998,  (2.3)   The
33    rules  and  regulations on early release shall provide that a
34    prisoner who is serving sentence  for  reckless  homicide  as
 
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 1    defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code
 2    of  1961  committed  on  or  after the effective date of this
 3    amendatory Act of 1998 shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
 4    good conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence  of
 5    imprisonment.:  (i)  or  (ii) reckless homicide as defined in
 6    subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal  Code  of  1961
 7    when  the offense is committed on or after the effective date
 8    of this amendatory Act of 1998 or if  convicted  of  reckless
 9    homicide  as  defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3 of the
10    Criminal Code of 1961 if the offense is committed on or after
11    the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998,
12    (Source: P.A. 90-592, eff.  6-19-98;  90-593,  eff.  6-19-98;
13    90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-740, eff. 1-1-99; revised 9-16-98.)

14        (730 ILCS 5/5-4-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-1)
15        Sec. 5-4-1.  Sentencing Hearing.
16        (a)  Except  when  the  death  penalty  is  sought  under
17    hearing procedures otherwise specified, after a determination
18    of  guilt,  a  hearing  shall be held to impose the sentence.
19    However, prior to the imposition of sentence on an individual
20    being sentenced for an offense based  upon  a  charge  for  a
21    violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
22    similar  provision  of a local ordinance, the individual must
23    undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an  alcohol
24    or  other  drug abuse problem exists and the extent of such a
25    problem.  Programs  conducting  these  evaluations  shall  be
26    licensed  by  the  Department of Human Services.  However, if
27    the individual is not a resident of Illinois, the court  may,
28    in its discretion, accept an evaluation from a program in the
29    state  of  such  individual's residence. The court may in its
30    sentencing order approve an eligible defendant for  placement
31    in  a  Department of Corrections impact incarceration program
32    as provided in Section 5-8-1.1.  At  the  hearing  the  court
33    shall:
 
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 1             (1)  consider  the  evidence,  if any, received upon
 2        the trial;
 3             (2)  consider any presentence reports;
 4             (3)  consider the financial impact of  incarceration
 5        based  on  the  financial impact statement filed with the
 6        clerk of the court by the Department of Corrections;
 7             (4)  consider evidence and  information  offered  by
 8        the parties in aggravation and mitigation;
 9             (5)  hear arguments as to sentencing alternatives;
10             (6)  afford  the defendant the opportunity to make a
11        statement in his own behalf;
12             (7)  afford the victim  of  a  violent  crime  or  a
13        violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
14        or a similar provision of a local ordinance, committed by
15        the   defendant  the  opportunity  to  make  a  statement
16        concerning the impact on the victim and to offer evidence
17        in aggravation or mitigation; provided that the statement
18        and evidence offered in aggravation  or  mitigation  must
19        first  be  prepared  in  writing  in conjunction with the
20        State's Attorney before it may be presented orally at the
21        hearing. Any sworn testimony offered  by  the  victim  is
22        subject  to  the  defendant's right to cross-examine. All
23        statements and evidence offered under this paragraph  (7)
24        shall become part of the record of the court; and
25             (8)  in   cases  of  reckless  homicide  afford  the
26        victim's spouse, guardians, parents  or  other  immediate
27        family members an opportunity to make oral statements.
28        (b)  All  sentences  shall  be imposed by the judge based
29    upon his independent assessment  of  the  elements  specified
30    above  and  any  agreement  as  to  sentence  reached  by the
31    parties.  The judge who presided at the trial  or  the  judge
32    who  accepted  the  plea  of guilty shall impose the sentence
33    unless he is no longer sitting as  a  judge  in  that  court.
34    Where  the judge does not impose sentence at the same time on
 
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 1    all defendants  who  are  convicted  as  a  result  of  being
 2    involved  in  the  same offense, the defendant or the State's
 3    Attorney may advise the sentencing court of  the  disposition
 4    of any other defendants who have been sentenced.
 5        (c)  In imposing a sentence for a violent crime or for an
 6    offense  of  operating  or  being  in  physical  control of a
 7    vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, any other  drug
 8    or any combination thereof, or a similar provision of a local
 9    ordinance,  when such offense resulted in the personal injury
10    to someone other than the defendant, the  trial  judge  shall
11    specify  on  the record the particular evidence, information,
12    factors in mitigation and aggravation or other  reasons  that
13    led to his sentencing determination. The full verbatim record
14    of  the  sentencing  hearing shall be filed with the clerk of
15    the court and shall be a public record.
16        (c-1)  In  imposing  a  sentence  for  the   offense   of
17    aggravated   kidnapping  for  ransom,  home  invasion,  armed
18    robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge
19    of a firearm, or armed violence with a category I  weapon  or
20    category  II  weapon, the trial judge shall make a finding as
21    to whether the conduct leading to conviction for the  offense
22    resulted  in  great  bodily harm to a victim, and shall enter
23    that finding and the basis for that finding in the record.
24        (c-2)  If the defendant is  sentenced  to  prison,  other
25    than  when  a  sentence  of  natural  life  imprisonment or a
26    sentence of death is imposed, at the  time  the  sentence  is
27    imposed the judge shall state on the record in open court the
28    approximate  period  of  time  the  defendant  will  serve in
29    custody according to the then  current  statutory  rules  and
30    regulations  for  early  release  found  in Section 3-6-3 and
31    other related provisions of this  Code.   This  statement  is
32    intended  solely to inform the public, has no legal effect on
33    the defendant's actual release, and may not be relied  on  by
34    the defendant on appeal.
 
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 1        The  judge's statement, to be given after pronouncing the
 2    sentence, other than when the sentence is imposed for one  of
 3    the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(3) of Section 3-6-3,
 4    shall include the following:
 5        "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
 6    the  actual  period of time this defendant is likely to spend
 7    in prison as a result of this sentence.  The actual period of
 8    prison time served is determined by the statutes of  Illinois
 9    as  applied  to  this  sentence by the Illinois Department of
10    Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.  In  this
11    case,  assuming the defendant receives all of his or her good
12    conduct credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
13    years and ... months, less up to  180  days  additional  good
14    conduct  credit  for  meritorious service.  If the defendant,
15    because of his or her own misconduct  or  failure  to  comply
16    with  the  institutional  regulations, does not receive those
17    credits, the actual time served in  prison  will  be  longer.
18    The  defendant  may  also  receive an additional one-half day
19    good  conduct  credit  for  each  day  of  participation   in
20    vocational,   industry,   substance  abuse,  and  educational
21    programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
22        When the sentence is imposed  for  one  of  the  offenses
23    enumerated  in  paragraph (a)(3) of Section 3-6-3, other than
24    when  the  sentence  is  imposed  for  one  of  the  offenses
25    enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3 committed  on
26    or  after June 19, 1998 the effective date of this amendatory
27    Act of 1998, and other than when the sentence is imposed  for
28    reckless homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3
29    of the Criminal Code of 1961 committed on or after January 1,
30    1999,  and  other  than  when  the sentence is imposed for an
31    offense described in  paragraph  (a)(2.4)  of  Section  3-6-3
32    committed  on  or after the effective date of this amendatory
33    Act of  1999,  the  judge's  statement,  to  be  given  after
34    pronouncing the sentence, shall include the following:
 
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 1        "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
 2    the  actual  period of time this defendant is likely to spend
 3    in prison as a result of this sentence.  The actual period of
 4    prison time served is determined by the statutes of  Illinois
 5    as  applied  to  this  sentence by the Illinois Department of
 6    Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.  In  this
 7    case,  assuming the defendant receives all of his or her good
 8    conduct credit, the period of estimated actual custody is ...
 9    years and ... months, less up  to  90  days  additional  good
10    conduct  credit  for  meritorious service.  If the defendant,
11    because of his or her own misconduct  or  failure  to  comply
12    with  the  institutional  regulations, does not receive those
13    credits, the actual time served in  prison  will  be  longer.
14    The  defendant  may  also  receive an additional one-half day
15    good  conduct  credit  for  each  day  of  participation   in
16    vocational,   industry,   substance  abuse,  and  educational
17    programs as provided for by Illinois statute."
18        When the sentence is imposed  for  one  of  the  offenses
19    enumerated  in  paragraph (a)(2) of Section 3-6-3, other than
20    first degree murder, and the  offense  was  committed  on  or
21    after June 19, 1998 the effective date of this amendatory Act
22    of  1998,  and  when  the  sentence  is  imposed for reckless
23    homicide as defined in subsection (e) of Section 9-3  of  the
24    Criminal  Code of 1961 committed on or after January 1, 1999,
25    and when the sentence is imposed for an offense described  in
26    paragraph (a)(2.4) of Section 3-6-3 committed on or after the
27    effective  date  of  this amendatory Act of 1999, the judge's
28    statement, to be given after pronouncing the sentence,  shall
29    include the following:
30        "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
31    the  actual  period of time this defendant is likely to spend
32    in prison as a result of this sentence.  The actual period of
33    prison time served is determined by the statutes of  Illinois
34    as  applied  to  this  sentence by the Illinois Department of
 
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 1    Corrections and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.  In  this
 2    case, the defendant is entitled to no more than 4 1/2 days of
 3    good  conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of
 4    imprisonment.  Therefore, this defendant will serve at  least
 5    85%  of his or her sentence.  Assuming the defendant receives
 6    4 1/2 days credit for each month of his or her sentence,  the
 7    period  of  estimated  actual  custody  is  ... years and ...
 8    months.   If  the  defendant,  because  of  his  or  her  own
 9    misconduct  or  failure  to  comply  with  the  institutional
10    regulations receives lesser credit, the actual time served in
11    prison will be longer."
12        When a sentence of  imprisonment  is  imposed  for  first
13    degree  murder and the offense was committed on or after June
14    19, 1998 the effective date of this amendatory Act  of  1998,
15    the  judge's  statement,  to  be  given after pronouncing the
16    sentence, shall include the following:
17        "The purpose of this statement is to inform the public of
18    the actual period of time this defendant is likely  to  spend
19    in prison as a result of this sentence.  The actual period of
20    prison  time served is determined by the statutes of Illinois
21    as applied to this sentence by  the  Illinois  Department  of
22    Corrections  and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.  In this
23    case, the defendant is not entitled to good  conduct  credit.
24    Therefore,  this  defendant  will  serve  100%  of his or her
25    sentence."
26        (d)  When the defendant is committed to the Department of
27    Corrections, the State's Attorney shall and counsel  for  the
28    defendant may file a statement with the clerk of the court to
29    be  transmitted  to  the department, agency or institution to
30    which the defendant is committed to furnish such  department,
31    agency or institution with the facts and circumstances of the
32    offense  for which the person was committed together with all
33    other factual information accessible to them in regard to the
34    person prior  to  his  commitment  relative  to  his  habits,
 
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 1    associates,  disposition  and  reputation and any other facts
 2    and circumstances which may aid such  department,  agency  or
 3    institution  during  its  custody  of such person.  The clerk
 4    shall within 10 days  after  receiving  any  such  statements
 5    transmit a copy to such department, agency or institution and
 6    a copy to the other party, provided, however, that this shall
 7    not  be  cause  for  delay  in  conveying  the  person to the
 8    department, agency  or  institution  to  which  he  has  been
 9    committed.
10        (e)  The  clerk  of  the  court  shall  transmit  to  the
11    department,  agency  or  institution,  if  any,  to which the
12    defendant is committed, the following:
13             (1)  the sentence imposed;
14             (2)  any statement by the court  of  the  basis  for
15        imposing the sentence;
16             (3)  any presentence reports;
17             (4)  the number of days, if any, which the defendant
18        has  been  in  custody  and  for  which he is entitled to
19        credit against the sentence, which information  shall  be
20        provided to the clerk by the sheriff;
21             (4.1)  any  finding of great bodily harm made by the
22        court with respect to an offense enumerated in subsection
23        (c-1);
24             (5)  all statements filed under  subsection  (d)  of
25        this Section;
26             (6)  any   medical   or  mental  health  records  or
27        summaries of the defendant;
28             (7)  the  municipality  where  the  arrest  of   the
29        offender  or  the commission of the offense has occurred,
30        where such municipality has a  population  of  more  than
31        25,000 persons;
32             (8)  all  statements made and evidence offered under
33        paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section; and
34             (9)  all additional matters which the court  directs
 
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 1        the  clerk  to transmit. and other than when the sentence
 2        is imposed for reckless homicide as defined in subsection
 3        (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of  1961  if  the
 4        offense  was  committed on or after the effective date of
 5        this amendatory Act of 1998, and  when  the  sentence  is
 6        imposed  for  reckless  homicide as defined in subsection
 7        (e) of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of  1961  if  the
 8        offense  was  committed on or after the effective date of
 9        this amendatory Act of 1998,
10    (Source: P.A. 89-404,  eff.  8-20-95;  89-507,  eff.  7-1-97;
11    90-592,  eff.  6-19-98;  90-593,  eff.  6-19-98; 90-740, eff.
12    1-1-99; revised 11-25-98.)

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