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730 ILCS 130/1 (2026)

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act"

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(730 ILCS 130/1) (from Ch. 75, par. 30)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act".
(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: People v. Lindsey, 771 N.E.2d 399 (Ill. 2002).
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People v. Lindsey, 771 N.E.2d 399 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 4× “The County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 2000)) governs the diminution of sentence of prisoners in county facilities.”
People v. Boose, 2024 IL App (1st) 240031 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “¶6 While serving that sanction, Boose petitioned for sentence credit, arguing the sanction she received was like a finding of criminal contempt and should qualify for credit under the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 2022)). As relief, Boose…”
People v. Scott, 673 N.E.2d 1152 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “See 730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 1994). One such exception that bars a defendant from receiving the credit is if the defendant "inflicted physical harm upon another person in committing the offense for which he is confined.”
People v. Carron, 699 N.E.2d 241 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “The court denied defendant the good-behavior allowance as provided in the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 1996)), because the trial court specifically found “that physical harm upon another person was committed during the course of the DUI.”
People ex rel Smith v. Tobin, 2025 IL 131213 (Ill. 2025). “(West 2022)) and in the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (Behavior Act) (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 2022)). We consider two issues.”
People v. Toms (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). · cites it 3× “The County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 2022)) does not apply to the defendant’s sentence because the defendant was not sentenced to confinement in a county jail for a fixed term of imprisonment.”
People v. Mann, 2020 IL App (5th) 170027-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “On this point, the defendant apparently attempted to cite the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 2012)). The defendant also suggested that he had been deprived of “due process” through the “ineffective assistance of [plea] counsel,” who had…”
People v. Lindsey (Ill. 2002). · cites it 2× “The County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 2000)) governs the diminution of sentence of prisoners in county facilities.”
People v. Bolton, 2023 IL App (5th) 230123-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “2d 460, 479 (2002) (“The County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act (730 ILCS 130/1 et seq. (West 2000)) governs the diminution of sentence of prisoners in county facilities.”
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