Bill > SB3333

This bill amends the Unified Code of Corrections to expand the types of programs and activities for which inmates can receive sentence credit, which is time deducted from their prison sentence for good behavior or program completion. Specifically, it allows inmates to earn sentence credit for completing substance abuse programs, even if they are not the full-time, 60-day or longer programs previously required. It also adds county jail or detention facility work assignments and parenting programs as eligible activities for sentence credit, and allows for re-entry planning facilitated by county departments of corrections, county jails, or other providers, rather than just those provided by the Department of Corrections. Furthermore, the bill allows for sentence credit for participation in supervised community work or activities undertaken before an inmate's commitment to the Department of Corrections.