State Legislation
(IL) S.B. 1391
Program Credits for Parolees
This law provides that individuals who obtain their GED while on parole shall have their parole sentence reduced by 90 days.Learn more at
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1391&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29478&SessionID=51&GA=95
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Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Re-Entry
A growing number of people are released each year from state prison and local jails; this phenomenon, prisoner reentry, has a significant impact on housing programs administered by PHAs, including public housing, the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), and other programs.
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