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2021

HB 3614 — Truth-in-Sentencing Chages

House Bill 3614 (HB3614) amends the Unified Code of Corrections to reduce truth-in-sentencing (TIS) restrictions as follows: (1) Permits people convicted of murder to receive 7.5 days of sentence credits per month, resulting in a length of stay of 75% rather than 100% of the sentence imposed; (2) Permits up to 8.5 days of credit for the majority of offenses currently limited to 4.5 days of good-time credit each month, resulting in a length of stay of 72% rather than 85% of the sentence imposed; (3) Increases the number of allowed credits for gunrunning, drug-induced homicide, and meth-related child endangerment from 7.5 days per month to 10.5 days per month; and, (4) Removes the restriction on earning good-time sentence credits for drug offenses.
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