People Ex Rel. Birkett v. Jorgensen

Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 381(a) (188 Ill. 2d R. 381(a)), the State’s Attorney of Du Page County filed a motion with this court for leave to file a complaint seeking a supervisory order or a writ of mandamus. We granted the State leave to file the complaint. The State seeks an order compelling the Honorable Ann Jorgensen, judge of the circuit court of Du Page County (respondent), to order that defendant Juan Leon is ineligible for any good-behavior allowance. The question before us is whether a statutory requirement that a defendant “must serve a minimum term of imprisonment of 180 days”…