Chapter 730, CORRECTIONS

(730 ILCS 205/2-3) Sec. 2-3. Definition. As used in this Act, "Department" means the Department of Corrections. (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-25.)

(730 ILCS 205/2-30) Sec. 2-30. Data; Legislative and Representative Districts. The data prepared by the State Board of Elections in Section 2-25 shall be used only as the basis for determining Legislative and Representative Districts. Residences at unknown geographic locations wi…

(730 ILCS 205/2-5) Sec. 2-5. Electronic records. The Department shall collect and maintain an electronic record of the legal residence, outside of any correctional facility, and other demographic data for each person in custody or entering custody on or after the effective date o…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-1) Sec. 3-2-1. Consolidation of the Department. This Chapter consolidates in one statute certain powers and duties of the Department of Corrections and deletes inoperative and duplicative statutory provisions with respect to such power…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-10) Sec. 3-2-10. Badges. The Director must authorize to each correctional officer and parole officer and to any other employee of the Department exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is autho…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-10.5) Sec. 3-2-10.5. Retiring security employees and parole agents; purchase of service firearm and badge. The Director shall establish a program to allow a security employee or parole agent of the Department who is honorably retiring in good standing to purchase …

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-11) Sec. 3-2-11. Web link to Department of Public Health information. On the Department's official Web site, the Department shall provide a link to the information provided to persons committed to the Department and those persons' family members and friends by the…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-12) Sec. 3-2-12. Report of violence in Department of Corrections institutions and facilities; public safety reports. (a) The Department of Corrections shall collect and report: (1) data on a rate per 100 of committed persons regarding violence within Department in…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-13) Sec. 3-2-13. Possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. The Department of Corrections shall not make possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued employment as a Department employee authorized to possess firearms if th…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-14) Sec. 3-2-14. Correctional officers of the Department of Corrections; coverage under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004. Correctional officers of the Department of Corrections shall be deemed to be qualified law enforcement officers or, for…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-15) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-774) Sec. 3-2-15. Department of Corrections; report of hospice and palliative care for committed persons. (a) Purposes. The General Assembly finds that: (1) The United States prison population is aging rapidly. (2)…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-16) Sec. 3-2-16. Department of Corrections; report of contraband. The Department of Corrections shall annually collect and publish on its website the following data: (1) contraband-related data: (A) identified by facility; (B) identified by the place in the facili…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-466) Sec. 3-2-2. Powers and duties of the Department. (1) In addition to the powers, duties, and responsibilities which are otherwise provided by law, the Department shall have the following powers: (a) To accept pe…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-2.3) Sec. 3-2-2.3. Voting rights information. (a) The Department shall make available to a person in its custody current resource materials, maintained by the Illinois State Board of Elections, containing detailed information regarding the voting rights of a perso…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-3) Sec. 3-2-3. Director; Appointment; Powers and Duties. (a) The Department shall be administered by the Director of Corrections who shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (b) T…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-3.1) Sec. 3-2-3.1. Treaties. If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor may,…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-4) Sec. 3-2-4. Governor to Visit. The Governor shall visit the institutions, facilities and programs of the Department as often as he deems fit, for the purpose of examining into the affairs and conditions of the Department. (Source: P…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-5) Sec. 3-2-5. Organization of the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice. (a) There shall be a Department of Corrections which shall be administered by a Director and an Assistant Director appointed by the Go…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-5.5) Sec. 3-2-5.5. Women's Division. (a) As used in this Section: "Gender-responsive" means taking into account gender specific differences that have been identified in women-centered research, including, but not limited to, socialization, psychological developmen…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-6) Sec. 3-2-6. Advisory Boards. (a) There shall be an Advisory Board within the Department of Corrections composed of 11 persons, one of whom shall be a senior citizen age 60 or over, appointed by the Governor to advise the Director on…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-7) Sec. 3-2-7. Staff Training and Development. (a) The Department shall train its own personnel and any personnel from local agencies by agreements under Section 3-15-2. (b) To develop and train its personnel, the Department may make g…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-8) Sec. 3-2-8. Research and Long Range Planning. (a) The Department shall establish programs of research, statistics and planning, including the study of its own performance concerning the treatment of juveniles and adult offenders. (b…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2-9) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-9) Sec. 3-2-9. Each fiscal year, the Department shall prepare and submit to the clerk of the circuit court a financial impact statement that includes the estimated annual and monthly cost of incarcerating an individual in a Department …

(730 ILCS 5/5-2-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-2-4) Sec. 5-2-4. Proceedings after acquittal by reason of insanity. (a) After a finding or verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity under Sections 104-25, 115-3, or 115-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the defendant shall …

(730 ILCS 5/5-2-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-2-5) Sec. 5-2-5. In any issue of determination of fitness of a defendant to plead, to stand trial, to be sentenced or to be executed, or in any issue related to insanity or to mental illness, a clinical psychologist as defined in paragra…

(730 ILCS 5/5-2-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-2-6) Sec. 5-2-6. Sentencing and treatment of defendant found guilty but mentally ill. (a) After a plea or verdict of guilty but mentally ill under Section 115-2, 115-3, or 115-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the court shall …

(730 ILCS 5/8-2-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1008-2-1) Sec. 8-2-1. Saving clause. The repeal of Acts or parts of Acts enumerated in Section 8-5-1 does not: (1) affect any offense committed, act done, prosecution pending, penalty, punishment or forfeiture incurred, or rights, powers or r…

(730 ILCS 5/8-2-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1008-2-2) Sec. 8-2-2. Continuation of prior law. The provisions of this Code insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior statute and not as a new ena…

(730 ILCS 5/8-2-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1008-2-3) Sec. 8-2-3. Existing indebtedness. Any bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued under the provisions of any Act repealed by this Code which is outstanding and unpaid on the effective date of this Code shall be amortized and ret…

(730 ILCS 5/8-2-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1008-2-4) Sec. 8-2-4. Prosecutions Continued; Applicable Sentencing Provisions. (a) Prosecution for any violation of law occurring prior to January 1, 1973, is not affected or abated by the Unified Code of Corrections. If the offense being pr…

(730 ILCS 210/3-1) Sec. 3-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1) Sec. 3-3-1. Establishment and appointment of Prisoner Review Board. (a) There shall be a Prisoner Review Board independent of the Department which shall be: (1) the paroling authority for persons sentenced under the law in effect pr…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-1.5) Sec. 3-3-1.5. Director of Victim and Witness Services. (a) There is established a Director of Victim and Witness Services under the jurisdiction of the Prisoner Review Board. The Victim and Witness Services Director shall be hired by the Prisoner Review Board…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-10) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-10) Sec. 3-3-10. Eligibility after revocation; release under supervision. (a) A person whose parole or mandatory supervised release has been revoked may be reparoled or rereleased by the Board at any time to the full parole or mandato…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.05) Sec. 3-3-11.05. State Council for Interstate Compacts for the State of Illinois. (a) Membership and appointing authority. (1) A State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision shall be appointed by the Governor. The Adu…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-11.1) Sec. 3-3-11.1. State defined. As used in Sections 3-3-11.05 through 3-3-11.3, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of P…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-11.2) Sec. 3-3-11.2. Force and effect of compact. When the Governor of this State shall sign and seal the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, or any compact with any other State, …

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-11.3) Sec. 3-3-11.3. Compacts for Crime Prevention and Correction. The Governor of the State of Illinois is further authorized and empowered to enter into any other agreements or compacts with any of the United States not inconsiste…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-11.4) Sec. 3-3-11.4. Where supervision of an offender is being administered pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, the appropriate judicial or administrative authorities in this State shall notify the Com…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.5) Sec. 3-3-11.5. Sex offender restrictions. (a) Definition. For purposes of this Act, a "sex offender" is any person who has ever been convicted of a sexual offense or attempt to commit a sexual offense, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, periodic impris…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-12) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-12) Sec. 3-3-12. Parole Outside State. The Prisoner Review Board may assign a non-resident person or a person whose family, relatives, friends or employer reside outside of this State, to a person, firm or company in some state other …

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-13) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13) Sec. 3-3-13. Procedure for executive clemency. (a) Petitions seeking pardon, commutation, or reprieve shall be addressed to the Governor and filed with the Prisoner Review Board. The petition shall be in writing and signed by the …

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-14) Sec. 3-3-14. Procedure for medical release. (a) Definitions. (1) As used in this Section, "medically incapacitated" means that a petitioner has any diagnosable medical condition, including dementia and severe, permanent medical or cognitive disability, that pr…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-15) Sec. 3-3-15. Prisoner Review Board; sole discretion to grant medical release. A grant of medical release under this Article shall be an act of executive and legislative grace and shall be at the sole discretion of the Prisoner Review Board. (Source: P.A. 102-4…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2) Sec. 3-3-2. Powers and duties. (a) The Parole and Pardon Board is abolished and the term "Parole and Pardon Board" as used in any law of Illinois, shall read "Prisoner Review Board." After February 1, 1978 (the effective date of Pub…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-2.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-2.1) Sec. 3-3-2.1. Prisoner Review Board - Release Date. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Prisoner Review Board shall, no later than 7 days following a prisoner's next parole hearing after the effective date of this Amen…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-3) Sec. 3-3-3. Eligibility for parole or release. (a) Except for those offenders who accept the fixed release date established by the Prisoner Review Board under Section 3-3-2.1, every person serving a term of imprisonment under the la…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-4) Sec. 3-3-4. Preparation for parole hearing. (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall consider the parole of each eligible person committed to the Department of Corrections at least 30 days prior to the date he or she shall first become e…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5) Sec. 3-3-5. Hearing and determination. (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall meet as often as need requires to consider the cases of persons eligible for parole. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Secti…

(730 ILCS 5/3-3-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-6) Sec. 3-3-6. Parole or release to warrant or detainer. (a) If a warrant or detainer is placed against a person by the court, parole agency, or other authority of this or any other jurisdiction, the Prisoner Review Board shall inquire…