Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-5.1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2
  • Electronic monitoring: means the monitoring of an inmate, person, or offender with an electronic device both within and outside of their home under the terms and conditions established by the supervising authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2
  • Home detention: means the confinement of a person convicted or charged with an offense to his or her place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the supervising authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2
     The Department of Corrections must make identification information and a recent photo of an inmate being placed on electronic monitoring or home detention under the provisions of this Article accessible on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled “Community Notification of Inmate Early Release” on the Department’s World Wide Web homepage. The identification information shall include the inmate’s: name, any known alias, date of birth, physical characteristics, residence address, commitment offense and county where conviction was imposed. The identification information shall be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate’s release on electronic monitoring or home detention, and the information may not be removed until either: completion of the first year of mandatory supervised release or return of the inmate to custody of the Department.