Legal Opinion
Barger v. Peters
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1994No. 76945PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
The question in this case is whether Public Act 88— 311, which excludes inmates from the opportunity to increase good-conduct credit, violates the ex post facto clauses of the Federal and Illinois Constitutions (U.S. Const., art. I, § 10; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 16). We hold that it does.
BACKGROUND
As of September 10, 1990, section 3 — 6—3 of the Unified Code of Corrections applied a multiplier to increase the "day for a day” credit certain prisoners could earn toward early release. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 1003 — 6—3 (amended by Pub. Act 86 — 1373, eff. September 10, 1990).)…
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