Section 1610.20 Eligibility for Parole

Section 1610

Section 1610.20  Eligibility

for Parole

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 20

th

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

ebruary 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.