Article 14. Parole and After-Care  

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
    Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the Institution.
    (a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release, final discharge or pardon the Department shall return all property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and procure necessary transportation for him to his designated place of residence and employment. It may provide such person with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be determined by the Department.
    (a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any documents necessary after discharge, including an identification card under subsection (e) of this Section.
    (a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners. The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and Discharged Prisoners.
    (b) (Blank).
    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the Department shall establish procedures to provide written notification of any release of any person who has been convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of the county from which the offender was committed, and the State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the Department shall establish procedures to provide written notification to the proper law enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the offender or the commission of the offense took place in the municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised release informs the Department that he or she has resided, resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public housing agency, the Department must send written notification of that information to the public housing agency that owns, manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days before release of the person from custody, or as soon thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff, proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email address.
    (c-1) (Blank).
    (c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide notice to the Department of State Police of the release or discharge of persons convicted of violations of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The Department of State Police shall make this information available to local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies upon request.
    (c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the following information to the appropriate licensing or regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility where the person becomes a resident:
        (1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1.5)
    Sec. 3-14-1.5. Parole agents and parole supervisors; off-duty firearms. Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of 2012 do not apply to parole agents and parole supervisors who meet the following conditions:
    (1) The parole agent or parole supervisor must receive training in the use of firearms while off-duty conducted by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board and be certified as having successfully completing such training by the Board. The Board shall determine the amount of such training and the course content for such training. The parole agent or parole supervisor shall requalify for the firearms training annually at a State range certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The expenses of such retraining shall be paid by the parole agent or parole supervisor and moneys for such requalification shall be expended at the request of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
    (2) The parole agent or parole supervisor shall purchase such firearm at his or her own expense and shall register the firearm with the Illinois Department of State Police and with any other local law enforcement agencies that require such registration.
    (3) The parole agent or parole supervisor may not carry any Illinois Department of Corrections State issued firearm while off-duty. A person who violates this paragraph (3) is subject to disciplinary action by the Illinois Department of Corrections.
    (4) Parole agents and supervisors who are discharged from employment of the Illinois Department of Corrections shall no longer be considered law enforcement officials and all their rights as law enforcement officials shall be revoked permanently.
(Source: P.A. 96-230, eff. 1-1-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-2)
    Sec. 3-14-2. Supervision on Parole, Mandatory Supervised Release and Release by Statute.
    (a) The Department shall retain custody of all persons placed on parole or mandatory supervised release or released pursuant to Section 3-3-10 of this Code and shall supervise such persons during their parole or release period in accord with the conditions set by the Prisoner Review Board. Such conditions shall include referral to an alcohol or drug abuse treatment program, as appropriate, if such person has previously been identified as having an alcohol or drug abuse problem. Such conditions may include that the person use an approved electronic monitoring device subject to Article 8A of Chapter V.
    (b) The Department shall assign personnel to assist persons eligible for parole in preparing a parole plan. Such Department personnel shall make a report of their efforts and findings to the Prisoner Review Board prior to its consideration of the case of such eligible person.
    (c) A copy of the conditions of his parole or release shall be signed by the parolee or releasee and given to him and to his supervising officer who shall report on his progress under the rules and regulations of the Prisoner Review Board. The supervising officer shall report violations to the Prisoner Review Board and shall have the full power of peace officers in the arrest and retaking of any parolees or releasees or the officer may request the Department to issue a warrant for the arrest of any parolee or releasee who has allegedly violated his parole or release conditions.
    (c-1) The supervising officer shall request the Department to issue a parole violation warrant, and the Department shall issue a parole violation warrant, under the following circumstances:
        (1) if the parolee or releasee commits an act that

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-2.5)
    Sec. 3-14-2.5. Extended supervision of sex offenders.
    (a) The Department shall retain custody of all sex offenders placed on mandatory supervised release pursuant to clause (d)(4) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code and shall supervise such persons during their term of supervised release in accord with the conditions set by the Prisoner Review Board pursuant to Section 3-3-7 of this Code.
    (b) A copy of the conditions of mandatory supervised release shall be signed by the offender and given to him or her and to his or her supervising officer. Commencing 180 days after the offender's release date and continuing every 180 days thereafter for the duration of the supervision term, the supervising officer shall prepare a progress report detailing the offender's adjustment and compliance with the conditions of mandatory supervised release including the offender's participation and progress in sex offender treatment. The progress report shall be submitted to the Prisoner Review Board and copies provided to the chief of police and sheriff in the municipality and county in which the offender resides and is registered.
    (c) Supervising officers shall receive specialized training in the supervision of sex offenders including the impact of sexual assault on its victims.
    (d) Releasees serving extended mandatory supervised release terms pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code may request discharge from supervision as provided by subsection (b) of Section 3-3-8 of this Code. Requests for discharge from extended mandatory supervised release shall be supported by a recommendation by the releasee's supervising agent and an evaluation of the releasee completed no longer than 30 days prior to the request for discharge from supervision. The evaluation shall be conducted by a Sex Offender Management Board approved sex offender evaluator and shall be at the releasee's expense.
    (e) The term of extended mandatory supervised release pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Section 5-8-1 of this Code shall toll during any period of incarceration.
(Source: P.A. 94-165, eff. 7-11-05.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-3)
    Sec. 3-14-3. Parole Services. To assist parolees or releasees, the Department shall provide employment counseling and job placement services, and may in addition to other services provide the following:
    (1) assistance in residential placement;
    (2) family and individual counseling and treatment placement;
    (3) financial counseling;
    (4) vocational and educational counseling and placement; and
    (5) referral services to any other State or local agencies. The Department may purchase necessary services for a parolee or releasee if they are otherwise unavailable and the parolee or releasee is unable to pay for them. It may assess all or part of the costs of such services to a parolee or releasee in accordance with his ability to pay for them.
(Source: P.A. 84-669.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-4)
    Sec. 3-14-4. Half-way Houses.
    (a) The Department may establish and maintain half-way houses for the residence of persons on parole or mandatory release. Such half-way houses shall be maintained apart from security institutions, except that the Director of Corrections is authorized to designate that any work or day release facility, or any portion thereof, may be used as a half-way house for the residence of persons on parole or mandatory supervised release.
    (b) For those persons to be placed in a half-way house directly upon release from an institution on parole or mandatory supervised release status, not less than 15 days prior to the placement of such a person in such a half-way house, the Department of Corrections shall give written notice to the State's Attorney and the Sheriff of the county and the proper law enforcement agency of the municipality in which the half-way house is located of the identity of the person to be placed in that program. Such identifying information shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the individual, age, physical description, photograph, the crime for which the person was originally sentenced to the Department of Corrections, and like information. The notice shall be given in all cases, except when placement of an emergency nature is necessary. In such emergency cases, oral notice shall be given to the appropriate parties within 24 hours with written notice to follow within 5 days.
    (c) Persons on parole or mandatory supervised release status who have been previously released to the community, but who are not currently residing in a half-way house, may be placed in a half-way house upon the oral notification of the parties within 24 hours as indicated in subsection (b) of this Section. Such oral notification shall be followed with written notification within 5 days.
(Source: P.A. 91-695, eff. 4-13-00.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-4.5)
    Sec. 3-14-4.5. Private half-way houses.
    (a) As used in this Section, "half-way house" means a facility primarily designed for the residence of persons on parole or mandatory supervised release from the Department of Corrections, other than one operated by the Department of Corrections.
    (b) Any person or entity who intends to establish a half-way house on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall comply with all applicable local ordinances and permitting requirements.
    (c) Not more than 48 hours after the placement of a person in such a half-way house, the half-way house shall give written notice to the State's Attorney and the sheriff of the county and the proper law enforcement agency of the municipality in which the half-way house is located of the identity of the person placed in that program. The identifying information shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the individual, age, physical description, photograph, and the crime for which the person was originally sentenced to the Department of Corrections. The notice shall be given in all cases, and may be provided via facsimile at such telephone number as the receiving State's Attorney, sheriff, or law enforcement agency may direct.
    (d) Failure to comply with the notification requirements of subsection (c) is a petty offense for which a $1,000 fine shall be imposed for each offense.
(Source: P.A. 94-946, eff. 1-1-07.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-5)
    Sec. 3-14-5. Mental Health treatment; stalking and aggravated stalking. For defendants found guilty of stalking or aggravated stalking and sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the court may order the Prisoner Review Board to consider requiring the defendant to undergo mental health treatment by a mental health professional or at a community mental health center, hospital, or facility of the Department of Human Services as a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-6)
    Sec. 3-14-6. Transitional jobs; pilot program. Subject to appropriations or other funding, the Department may establish a pilot program at various locations in the State to place persons discharged from a Department facility on parole or mandatory supervised release in jobs or otherwise establish a connection between such persons and the workforce. One such location must be at Waukegan, in Lake County. By rule, the Department shall determine the locations in which the pilot program is to be implemented and the services to be provided. In determining locations for the pilot program, however, the Department shall give priority to areas of the State in which the concentration of released offenders is the highest. The Department may consult with the Department of Human Services in establishing the pilot program.
(Source: P.A. 93-208, eff. 7-18-03; 94-839, eff. 6-6-06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-7)
    Sec. 3-14-7. Supervision of domestic violence offenders. A person convicted of a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, or a felony violation of an order of protection shall be supervised during his or her term of parole or mandatory supervised release by a supervising officer who has completed not less than 40 hours of domestic violence and partner abuse intervention training.
(Source: P.A. 96-282, eff. 1-1-10.)