Illinois · 104th session
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall publish on its official public website and provide to registered victims information regarding how to submit a victim impact statement. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall consider victim impact statements from any registered victims. Provides that any registered victim, including a person who has had a final, plenary, or non-emergency order of protection granted under the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, may present victim statements that the Prisoner Review Board shall consider in its deliberations. Provides that at least 48 hours prior to early release of the prisoner from State custody or of the prisoner's pardon, commutation, furlough, or granting of sentence credit, the Prisoner Review Board shall inform a victim of the release if the victim has previously requested notification of that information. Provides that notification shall be made before 5 p.m. on weekdays. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall notify the victim in the underlying case of the offender's release on…
Referred to Rules Committee (2025-02-18)