Illinois HB4135 mandates the Department of Corrections to annually report on recidivism, sharing data with courts, state police, and county jails.
Illinois HB4135, known as the Illinois Correctional Data and Transparency Act, requires the Department of Corrections to annually report on recidivism starting March 1, 2026. The report must include statewide release rates by offense class, age, gender, county of commitment, facility, sentence type, and release type. The Department must also publish aggregate and de-identified data with small-cell suppression on a public dashboard. Unit-record identifiable data will not be disclosed to the public, and research access is limited to approved agreements.
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