Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Adult division. Every person serving one or more indeterminate terms of
imprisonment for felony charges in the custody of the Department of Corrections
shall be eligible for parole when he has served:
1) the minimum term or terms of indeterminate
sentences, less "good time" or 20 years, less "good time," whichever is less,
or
2) twenty years of a life
sentence imposed prior to the law in effect on February 1, 1978, less "good
time," or
3) one-third of a
definite sentence imposed prior to January 1, 1962, less "good time," or 20
years less "good time," whichever is less.
4) In each case, "good time" shall be
deducted as prescribed by the regulations of the Department of Corrections,
providing for the diminution of sentences as required by statute.
5)
A)
Persons sentenced or adjudicated under the provisions of the Unified Code of
Corrections in effect January 1, 1973, but prior to February 1, 1978, if not
sooner released on parole shall be granted parole according to the following
schedule:
i) A person who has served his
maximum term of imprisonment, less "good time" shall be released to serve the
statutorily prescribed period of parole.
ii) A first offender under the Juvenile Court
Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 37, pars. 701-1 et seq.) shall be released on
parole on or before his 20th birthday.
B) Persons sentenced or
adjudicated under the law in effect on and after February 1, 1978, or who have
accepted release dates set by the Board in accordance with prescribed procedure
shall be released on their release dates provided they agree in writing to
accept conditions or such other sanctions as prescribed by the Board.
6) Indeterminate consecutive
sentences which may be aggregated will be treated as one long sentence for
purposes of parole eligibility. Such persons will be eligible for parole when
they have served 20 years less "good time" or sooner according to the schedule
set forth above.
b)
Juveniles. Every person serving a juvenile commitment to the Department of
Corrections as a delinquent shall be eligible for parole without regard to the
length of time the person has been confined or whether the person has served
any minimum term imposed. Such juveniles may be presented to the Board for
parole consideration upon proper notification of a request for consideration to
the Department of Corrections and the Board. Juveniles serving felony sentences
imposed in accordance with law effective October 1, 1977, shall attain parole
eligibility as prescribed for adults above.