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"Two years ago, 9-year-old
Jessica Lunsford of Florida was raped and murdered by a convicted
sex offender. Florida lawmakers passed 'Jessica's Law' in 2005 to
keep child sex predators off the street in an effort to better
protect children," Brady said. "My legislation is based on Jessica's
Law."
Senate Bill 288 will mandate that predatory child sex offenders
are incarcerated and off the streets for a longer period of time.
The minimum penalty would be 30 years in jail.
The legislation would also:
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Require predatory
child sex offenders to stay 1,000 feet from schools, which is
double the current requirement of 500 feet.
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Remove good-time
credit for most sex offenders unless they successfully complete
sex offender counseling under the supervision and control of the
Department of Corrections.
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Require global
positioning system monitoring for sexually violent offenders in
order to track some of the state's worst offenders.
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Make criminal
sexual assault a Class X felony if the rapist has previously
been convicted of any sex offense. Currently, it is a Class X
felony only if the offender had been previously convicted of
criminal sexual assault.
Sen. Brady said more than 20 states have enacted provisions of
Jessica's Law.
Senate Bill 288 has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary
Committee for further consideration.
[Text from news release sent
on behalf of
Sen. Bill Brady and received
from Illinois
Senate Republican staff]
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