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90_HB1677

      730 ILCS 5/3-14-2         from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-2
          Amends the Unified Code of Corrections.  Makes  stylistic
      changes   in  a  Section  concerning  parole  and  supervised
      release.
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Unified  Code  of  Corrections  by
 2    changing Section 3-14-2.
 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
 6    by changing Section 3-14-2 as follows:
 7        (730 ILCS 5/3-14-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-2)
 8        Sec. 3-14-2.  Supervision on Parole, Mandatory Supervised
 9    Release and Release by Statute.
10        (a)  The  Department  shall retain custody of all persons
11    placed on parole or mandatory supervised release or  released
12    pursuant  to  Section 3-3-10 of this Code and shall supervise
13    those such persons during their parole or release  period  in
14    accord  with the conditions set by the Prisoner Review Board.
15    Those Such conditions shall include referral to an alcohol or
16    drug abuse treatment program, as  appropriate,  if  the  such
17    person has previously been identified as having an alcohol or
18    drug  abuse problem. The Such conditions may include that the
19    person use an approved electronic monitoring  device  subject
20    to Article 8A of Chapter V.
21        (b)  The  Department  shall  assign  personnel  to assist
22    persons eligible for parole in preparing a parole plan. Those
23    Such Department  personnel  shall  make  a  report  of  their
24    efforts  and  findings  to the Prisoner Review Board prior to
25    its consideration of the case of such eligible person.
26        (c)  A copy of the conditions of his  parole  or  release
27    shall  be  signed by the parolee or releasee and given to him
28    and to his  supervising  officer  who  shall  report  on  his
29    progress  under  the  rules  and  regulations of the Prisoner
30    Review Board. The supervising officer shall report violations
31    to the Prisoner Review Board and shall have the full power of
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 1    peace officers in the arrest and retaking of any parolees  or
 2    releasees  or the officer may request the Department to issue
 3    a warrant for the arrest of any parolee or releasee  who  has
 4    allegedly  violated  his parole or release conditions. If the
 5    parolee or releasee commits an act that constitutes a  felony
 6    using  a  firearm  or  knife,  the  officer shall request the
 7    Department to issue a warrant and the Department shall  issue
 8    the  warrant  and  the officer or the Department shall file a
 9    violation report with notice of  charges  with  the  Prisoner
10    Review  Board. A sheriff or other peace officer may detain an
11    alleged parole or release violator until a  warrant  for  his
12    return  to  the  Department  can  be  issued.  The parolee or
13    releasee may be delivered to any secure place until he can be
14    transported to the Department.
15        (d)  The supervising officer shall regularly  advise  and
16    consult with the parolee or releasee, assist him in adjusting
17    to  community  life, and inform him of the restoration of his
18    rights on successful completion  of  sentence  under  Section
19    5-5-5.
20        (e)  Supervising   officers   shall  receive  specialized
21    training in the special needs of female releasees or parolees
22    including the family reunification process.
23        (f)  The supervising officer shall keep the such  records
24    required  by  as  the Prisoner Review Board or Department may
25    require. All records shall be entered in the master  file  of
26    the individual.
27    (Source: P.A. 86-661; 86-1281; 87-855.)

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