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2005 Illinois 730 ILCS 5/ Unified Code of Corrections. Chapter I - General Provisions
(730 ILCS 5/1‑1‑1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1001‑1‑1)
Sec. 1‑1‑1.
Short title.
This Code shall be known and may be cited as the Unified Code of Corrections.
(Source: P. A. 77‑2097.)
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(730 ILCS 5/1‑1‑2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1001‑1‑2)
Sec. 1‑1‑2.
Purposes.
The purposes of this Code of Corrections are to:
(a) prescribe sanctions proportionate to the seriousness of the offenses
and permit the recognition of differences in rehabilitation possibilities
among individual offenders;
(b) forbid and prevent the commission of offenses;
(c) prevent arbitrary or oppressive treatment of persons adjudicated
offenders or delinquents; and
(d) restore offenders to useful citizenship.
(Source: P. A. 77‑2097.)
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