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Illinois Inmate Early Release

July 17, 2020
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NOTE: This page contains new materials to account for updates to Illinois law after passage of Public Act 101-440. After January 1, 2020, this Act modified several provisions of 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3, including guidelines for sentencing credits earned toward early release. There was a time in Illinois when inmates could get released from state prison […]

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720 ILCS 5/22-30: Illinois public indecency laws explained

March 16, 2020
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NOTE: There are changes to the original content of this article to cover the impact of Public Acts 96-1551 and 101-238. As recently as January 1, 2020, these acts amended the Illinois statutes concerning public indecency (720 ILCS 5/11-30) and disorderly conduct (720 ILCS 5/26-1) as well as the definitions of sexual conduct and penetration […]

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What is the process for involuntary commitment as a sexually violent person?

February 1, 2010
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Illinois law provides a process for incarcerating sexually violent persons (SVPs) indefinitely in the Department of Corrections.

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