Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 3/4/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1032

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1032 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Open Parole Hearings Act is amended by
5changing Sections 5 and 35 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 105/5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1655)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    (a) "Applicant" means an inmate who is being considered for
9parole by the Prisoner Review Board.
10    (b) "Board" means the Prisoner Review Board as established
11in Section 3-3-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
12    (c) "Parolee" means a person subject to parole revocation
13proceedings.
14    (d) "Parole hearing" means the formal hearing and
15determination of an inmate being considered for release from
16incarceration on community supervision.

 

 

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1    (e) "Parole or mandatory supervised release revocation
2hearing" means the formal hearing and determination of
3allegations that a parolee or mandatory supervised releasee has
4violated the conditions of his or her release agreement.
5    (f) "Victim" means a victim or witness of a violent crime
6as defined in subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Bill of Rights
7for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act, or any person
8legally related to the victim by blood, marriage, adoption, or
9guardianship, or any friend of the victim, or any concerned
10citizen.
11    (g) "Violent crime" means a crime defined in subsection (c)
12of Section 3 of the Bill of Rights for Victims and Witnesses of
13Violent Crime Act.
14(Source: P.A. 87-224.)
 
15    (730 ILCS 105/35)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1685)
16    Sec. 35. Victim impact statements.
17    (a) The Board shall receive and consider victim impact
18statements.
19    (b) Victim Written victim impact statements either oral,
20written, video-taped, tape recorded or made by other electronic
21means shall not be considered public documents under provisions
22of the Freedom of Information Act.
23    (c) The inmate or his attorney shall be informed of the
24existence of a victim impact statement and its contents under
25provisions of Board rules. This shall not be construed to

 

 

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1permit disclosure to an inmate of any information which might
2result in the risk of threats or physical harm to a victim or
3complaining witness.
4    (d) The inmate shall be given the opportunity to answer a
5victim impact statement, either orally or in writing.
6    (e) All written victim impact statements shall be part of
7the applicant's or parolee's parole file.
8(Source: P.A. 87-224.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.".