Illinois HB4559 amends sentence credit rules for prisoners, limiting credits for certain offenses and awarding credits for educational achievements.
HB4559 amends the Unified Code of Corrections to modify rules and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for prisoners. It limits sentence credits for specific offenses, such as aggravated domestic battery and terrorism-related crimes, to a maximum of 4.5 days per month of imprisonment. The bill also awards additional sentence credits for prisoners who obtain educational degrees while incarcerated, including high school equivalency, associate, bachelor's, and master's or professional degrees.
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