SB1968 - To reduce overcrowding / Letter Writing Campaign for Support
 

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SB1968 CORR CONFINEMENT CLAS 3&4
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in imposing a sentence for a Class 3 or 4 felony, other than a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the court shall determine and indicate in the sentencing order whether the defendant has 4 or more or fewer than 4 months remaining on his or her sentence accounting for time served. Provides that an offender sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a Class 3 or 4 felony, other than a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, in which the sentencing order indicates that the offender has less than 4 months remaining on his or her sentence accounting for time served may not be confined in the penitentiary system of the Department of Corrections but may be assigned to electronic home detention, an adult transition center, or another facility or program within the Department of Corrections. Effective January 1, 2020

Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D)
17th District
Springfield Office:
Senator 17th District
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Representative Justin Slaughter (D)
27th District
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Springfield, IL 62706
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