HB 5487

Abstract

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that whenever the Department of Corrections is to release any inmate who has been convicted of a felony, earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit, the Department shall give written notice of the impending release not less than 120 days prior to the date of the release to the victim of the offense for which the inmate was convicted and the victim's family members. Provides that a court may not award either sole custody or joint custody to a parent who has been convicted of a felony unless certain criteria are first met, including that (i) a psychological examination of the parent has been conducted by a qualified individual, and that individual is of the opinion that the parent is a fit person to raise and care for the child and (ii) the child or the child's legal guardian has consented to an award of custody to the parent. Provides that a court may not award unsupervised visitation to a parent who has been convicted of a felony unless similar criteria are first met. Provides for immediate suspension of a parent's unsupervised visitation if the child alleges that he or she has been a victim of abuse or sexual molestation perpetrated by a person in the home where the unsupervised visitation has taken place.