Bill Text: IL HB3929 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the For-Profit Community Corrections Prohibition Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of the Act, the State shall not contract with a for-profit prison company for community correctional supervision of persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to allow privatization prohibited by the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. Defines "community correctional supervision" and "for-profit prison company".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3929 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3929-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3929 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the For-Profit Community Corrections Prohibition Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of the Act, the State shall not contract with a for-profit prison company for community correctional supervision of persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to allow privatization prohibited by the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act. Defines "community correctional supervision" and "for-profit prison company".
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
For-Profit Community Corrections Prohibition Act.
Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide
effective community-based supervision and rehabilitative
services to persons under the supervision of the Parole
Division of the Department of Corrections or the Aftercare
Division of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Community correctional supervision" includes surveillance
of parolees and persons released on mandatory supervised
release in the community and rehabilitative re-entry services
for persons under the supervision of the Parole Division of the
Department of Corrections or the Aftercare Division of the
Department of Juvenile Justice, including residential,
employment, educational, substance and alcohol abuse, and
mental health programming.
"For-profit prison company" means a for-profit corporation
or business entity not organized or operating as a
not-for-profit entity that owns, manages, or operates

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correctional facilities or community correctional supervision
services.
Section 15. Certain contracts prohibited. On or after the
effective date of this Act, the State shall not contract with a
for-profit prison company for community correctional
supervision of persons in the custody of the Department of
Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to allow privatization prohibited
by the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act.