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Right to counsel for parole review hearings

Illinois , Legislation , Issues Related to Incarcerated People

Indigent incarcerated individuals may file a petition for parole review with the Prisoner Review Board three years prior to their eligibility. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-11(c). If the petition is appropriately filed, the Prisoner Review Board sets a date for a parole review (Id.), and “[o]ne year prior to the parole review hearing, counsel shall be appointed by the Prisoner Review Board upon a finding of indigency.” 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-115(e).

Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: No
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.
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The NCCRC works to advance the right to counsel for low-income people in civil cases involving basic human needs, such as housing, health, domestic violence, civil incarceration, and child custody.

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