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SB 2675

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brian Rhodes

Allows eligible inmates with pre-1978 long indeterminate terms (≥20 years) to elect resentencing under 1978 determinate law, retroactive credits, potential early release.

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Bill Summary · SB 2675

Bill Summary — SB 2675 (Introduced version)

Status: Died in Committee (per provided metadata; see note below)
Introduced: March 13, 2025
Statute affected: Adds 730 ILCS 5/3-3-10.1 (Unified Code of Corrections)
Primary sponsor: Sen. Willie Preston; Co-sponsor: Sen. Rachel Ventura
Subject area: Criminal law / sentencing reform

Purpose / Intent

The bill would restore an opportunity for certain people serving very long pre-1978 indeterminate (“C-number”) sentences to elect resentencing under Illinois’ 1978 determinate sentencing law. It is framed to correct an earlier exclusion that prevented inmates with original minimum terms of 20 years or more from converting to determinate sentences when the State transitioned sentencing systems.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new Section 3-3-10.1 to the Unified Code of Corrections.
  • Eligibility: Any person incarcerated under an indeterminate sentence on the act’s effective date whose minimum term was 20 years or more as of February 1, 1978, may elect to be resentenced under the 1978 determinate sentencing law.
  • Election process:
    • Election must be made in writing to the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC).
    • DOC must inform all eligible persons within 60 days after the law’s effective date and provide necessary forms and assistance.
  • Sentence calculation and credits:
    • Upon election, the indeterminate sentence is converted to a determinate sentence consistent with the 1978 sentencing structure for the offense of conviction.
    • Time served is applied retroactively; the person is credited with all sentence credits and earned time applicable under laws in effect since original commitment.
  • Release and supervision:
    • If the recalculated determinate sentence has already been fully served, the person shall be immediately released to mandatory supervised release under terms applicable at original sentencing.
  • Prisoner Review Board (PRB) procedures:
    • PRB must schedule hearings for electing individuals within 180 days after receiving the request.
    • Subsequent review no less frequently than every 12 months, unless earlier action is appropriate.
  • Clarifications:
    • Nothing in the section requires parole or mandatory supervised release for persons who do not elect the option or who are otherwise ineligible.
  • Effective date: upon becoming law.

Who would be affected

  • Directly: a limited population of people serving pre-1978 indeterminate sentences with minimum terms ≥ 20 years (commonly described as “C-number” inmates), many having served multi-decade custodial terms.
  • Indirectly: Illinois DOC (administration, notification, forms), the Prisoner Review Board (hearings and reviews), victims’ services and parole/supervision systems (if releases occur).

Potential impacts

  • Could reduce incarceration for eligible individuals through resentencing and application of modern credits/earned time.
  • Would create administrative workload for DOC and PRB (notices, forms, hearings).
  • Does not guarantee release; it creates an elective pathway that may lead to immediate supervised release for some whose recalculated sentences are already complete.
  • Aimed at equitable restoration of a resentencing option that earlier policy had excluded by minimum-term length.

Procedural note / inconsistency

The provided metadata lists the bill’s status as “Died In Committee” (date: 2025-02-04), but the legislative actions in the supplied document include later committee and floor activity (April–October 2025). This appears inconsistent—prior to relying on the bill text for action or advocacy, verify the bill’s current status and the operative version with the Illinois General Assembly records.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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