Public Accountability Report
| 2021 Hearings for Individuals in Custody and Victims | |||||
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| Mission Statement | The Illinois Prisoner Review Board's mission is to function under statutory authority as a quasi-judicial body with a primary focus on public safety. It further acts as a check and balance on other state and local institutions. The Board imposes release conditions for incarcerated individuals who are exiting penal facilities, revokes and restores good conduct credits from individuals in custody, and conducts hearings to determine whether alleged Parole Violators have violated conditions of Parole. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board also notifies victims and their families when an individual in custody is going to be released from custody. The Board makes confidential recommendations to the Governor relative to clemency petitions. | ||||
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| Source of Funds | General Revenue Fund, Prisoner Review Board Vehicle and Equipment Fund | Statutory Authority | 730 ILCS 5/3-3-1 | ||
| Fiscal Year 2022 Target/Projected | Fiscal Year 2021 Actual | Fiscal Year 2021 Target/Projected | Fiscal Year 2020 Actual | Fiscal Year 2019 Actual | |
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| Input Indicators | |||||
| Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) | $ 3,411.2 | $ 2,177.8 | $ 3,000.0 | $ 2,429.9 | $ 2,474.0 |
| Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) | $ 3,411.2 | $ 2,177.8 | $ 3,000.0 | $ 2,429.9 | $ 2,474.0 |
| Average monthly full-time equivalents | 36.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 28.0 |
| Number of Board members to conduct hearings | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Output Indicators | |||||
| Parole hearings conducted | 50.0 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 45.0 | 50.0 |
| Pre-release review hearings conducted | 12,500 | 11,851 | 15,000 | 15,702 | 17,530 |
| Good conduct revocation hearings held (a) | 425.0 | 325.0 | 1,600 | 1,699 | 1,854 |
| Mandatory supervised release revocation hearings conducted (b) | 5,500 | 4,505 | 5,500 | 6,810 | 7,133 |
| All other hearings conducted (b) | 17,000 | 14,949 | 10,000 | 6,935 | 13,119 |
| Clemency hearings conducted (b) | 1,500 | 1,403 | 1,500 | 659.0 | 450.0 |
| Cannabis Clemency (c) | 4,000 | 0.0 | 10,000 | 11,017 | N/A |
| Number of juvenile aftercare release revocation hearings | 100.0 | 83.0 | 100.0 | 133.0 | 150.0 |
| Numbers of victims notified upon release of individuals in custody | 230.0 | 118.0 | 300.0 | 298.0 | 315.0 |
| Number of hearings to consider modification of conditions of release (b) | 600.0 | 559.0 | 2,500 | 2,748 | 3,148 |
| Outcome Indicators | |||||
| Parole requests granted | 10.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 |
| Good conduct credits approved (a) | 0.0 | 560.0 | 2,000 | 1,091 | 1,785 |
| Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators | |||||
| Cost per hearing (in dollars) | $ 81.28 | $ 63.20 | $ 45.84 | $ 66.58 | $ 61.64 |
Footnotes
Good Conduct credits and revocation hearings will taper off as this element ends. Circumstances related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the responses to mitigate the spread impacted several areas of Output Indicators. Various issues caused the Board to conduct business differently than in the past. Overall hearings increased as efforts were made to decrease population in congregate facilities. While transfers from County Jails to Reception Centers was paused, hearings were also conducted at the County level instead. Cannabis Clemency hearings will begin again in fiscal year 2022. None were done in fiscal year 2021.
