(a) For the purposes of this section, “victim” includes the legal representative of the victim or a member of the deceased victim's immediate family.

(b) Upon the release of any person from a correctional facility, whether at the scheduled termination date of a determinate sentence or prior to such date on account of the transfer of such person to a public or private nonprofit halfway house, group home or mental health facility or approved community residence pursuant to section 18-100, the reduction of such sentence due to good conduct and obedience to rules or receipt of an outstandingly meritorious performance award, or any other early release provision, the Commissioner of Correction or his designee shall notify any victim of the crime for which such person is incarcerated of such person's release if such victim has requested notification and provided the commissioner with a current address.

(P.A. 85-566, S. 3; P.A. 88-278, S. 2; P.A. 95-152, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 88-278 added provision in Subsec. (b) re release of person prior to scheduled date as result of prison overcrowding emergency, transfer to halfway house, group home, mental health facility or community residence, reduction of sentence due to good conduct or meritorious service award or other early release provision; P.A. 95-152 amended Subsec. (b) to delete the provision re the release of a person on account of “the declaration of a prison overcrowding emergency pursuant to section 18-87f”, reflecting the repeal of said section by the same public act.

See Secs. 54-226 to 54-231, inclusive, re procedure for notification of victim when inmate seeks release or is scheduled to be released from correctional institution.