103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0087

 

Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Laura Fine

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-7-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that all institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections shall provide every committed person with access to bathing facilities once per day. Provides that in the case of a lockdown, access to bathing facilities may be restricted for the first 2 days. Provides that, if the lockdown continues for more than 2 days, a committed person shall be provided access to bathing facilities no less than once every 2 days for the duration of the lockdown.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-7-2 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-7-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-1111)
8    Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities.
9    (a) All institutions and facilities of the Department
10shall provide every committed person with access to toilet
11facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least
12once each week, a library of legal materials and published
13materials including newspapers and magazines approved by the
14Director. A committed person may not receive any materials
15that the Director deems pornographic.
16    (b) (Blank).
17    (c) All institutions and facilities of the Department
18shall provide facilities for every committed person to leave
19his cell for at least one hour each day unless the chief
20administrative officer determines that it would be harmful or
21dangerous to the security or safety of the institution or
22facility.
23    (d) All institutions and facilities of the Department

 

 

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1shall provide every committed person with a wholesome and
2nutritional diet at regularly scheduled hours, drinking water,
3clothing adequate for the season, bedding, soap and towels and
4medical and dental care.
5    (e) All institutions and facilities of the Department
6shall permit every committed person to send and receive an
7unlimited number of uncensored letters, provided, however,
8that the Director may order that mail be inspected and read for
9reasons of the security, safety or morale of the institution
10or facility.
11    (f) All of the institutions and facilities of the
12Department shall permit every committed person to receive
13in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in
14case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief
15administrative officer determines that such visiting would be
16harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the
17institution or facility. Each committed person is entitled to
187 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of
19at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to
20visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an
21electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1,
222019, as well as available in paper form for Department
23employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the
24right to restrict visitation to non-contact visits, video, or
25other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety,
26security, and order, including, but not limited to,

 

 

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1restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in
2gang activity. No committed person in a super maximum security
3facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact
4visits. Any committed person found in possession of illegal
5drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted contact
6visits for a period of at least 6 months. Any committed person
7involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault
8committed against a Department employee shall not be permitted
9contact visits for a period of at least 6 months. The
10Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written
11information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information
12concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public
13Health for counseling information. The Department shall
14develop the written materials in consultation with the
15Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that
16all such information and materials are culturally sensitive
17and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation
18of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is
19subject to appropriation. The Department shall seek the lowest
20possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the
21extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video
22calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit
23from video calling services. Nothing in this Section shall be
24construed to permit video calling instead of in-person
25visitation.
26    (f-5) (Blank).

 

 

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1    (f-10) The Department may not restrict or limit in-person
2visits to committed persons due to the availability of
3interactive video conferences.
4    (f-15)(1) The Department shall issue a standard written
5policy for each institution and facility of the Department
6that provides for:
7        (A) the number of in-person visits each committed
8    person is entitled to per week and per month including the
9    requirements of subsection (f) of this Section;
10        (B) the hours of in-person visits;
11        (C) the type of identification required for visitors
12    at least 18 years of age; and
13        (D) the type of identification, if any, required for
14    visitors under 18 years of age.
15    (2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website
16and at each facility.
17    (3) The Department shall post on its website daily any
18restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the
19succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a
20lockdown of the facility, to inform family members and other
21visitors.
22    (g) All institutions and facilities of the Department
23shall permit religious ministrations and sacraments to be
24available to every committed person, but attendance at
25religious services shall not be required.
26    (h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department

 

 

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1shall prohibit the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any
2other matter or object that obstructs or otherwise impairs the
3line of vision into a committed person's cell.
4    (i) A point of contact person appointed under subsection
5(u-6) of Section 3-2-2 of this Code shall promptly and
6efficiently review suggestions, complaints, and other requests
7made by visitors to institutions and facilities of the
8Department and by other members of the public. Based on the
9nature of the submission, the point of contact person shall
10communicate with the appropriate division of the Department,
11disseminate the concern or complaint, and act as liaison
12between the parties to reach a resolution.
13        (1) The point of contact person shall maintain
14    information about the subject matter of each
15    correspondence, including, but not limited to, information
16    about the following subjects:
17            (A) the parties making the submission;
18            (B) any commissary-related concerns;
19            (C) any concerns about the institution or
20        facility's COVID protocols and mitigations;
21            (D) any concerns about mail, video, or electronic
22        messages or other communications with incarcerated
23        persons;
24            (E) any concerns about the institution or
25        facility;
26            (F) any discipline-related concerns;

 

 

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1            (G) any concerns about earned sentencing credits;
2            (H) any concerns about educational opportunities
3        for incarcerated persons;
4            (I) any concerns about health-related matters;
5            (J) any mental health concerns;
6            (K) any concerns about personal property;
7            (L) any concerns about the records of the
8        incarcerated person;
9            (M) any concerns about recreational opportunities
10        for incarcerated persons;
11            (N) any staffing-related concerns;
12            (O) any concerns about the transfer of individuals
13        in custody;
14            (P) any concerns about visitation; and
15            (Q) any concerns about work opportunities for
16        incarcerated persons.
17        The information shall be maintained in accordance with
18    standards set by the Department of Corrections, and shall
19    be made available to the Department's Planning and
20    Research Division. The point of contact person shall
21    provide a summary of the results of the review, including
22    any resolution or recommendations made as a result of
23    correspondence with the Planning and Research Division of
24    the Department.
25        (2) The Department shall provide an annual written
26    report to the General Assembly and the Governor, with the

 

 

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1    first report due no later than January 1, 2023, and
2    publish the report on its website within 48 hours after
3    the report is transmitted to the Governor and the General
4    Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities
5    undertaken and completed as a result of submissions to the
6    point of contact person. The Department of Corrections
7    shall collect and report the following aggregated and
8    disaggregated data for each institution and facility and
9    describe:
10            (A) the work of the point of contact person;
11            (B) the general nature of suggestions, complaints,
12        and other requests submitted to the point of contact
13        person;
14            (C) the volume of emails, calls, letters, and
15        other correspondence received by the point of contact
16        person;
17            (D) the resolutions reached or recommendations
18        made as a result of the point of contact person's
19        review;
20            (E) whether, if an investigation is recommended, a
21        report of the complaint was forwarded to the Chief
22        Inspector of the Department or other Department
23        employee, and the resolution of the complaint, and if
24        the investigation has not concluded, a detailed status
25        report on the complaint; and
26            (F) any recommendations that the point of contact

 

 

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1        person has relating to systemic issues in the
2        Department of Corrections, and any other matters for
3        consideration by the General Assembly and the
4        Governor.
5        The name, address, or other personally identifiable
6    information of a person who files a complaint, suggestion,
7    or other request with the point of contact person, and
8    confidential records shall be redacted from the annual
9    report and are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom
10    of Information Act. The Department shall disclose the
11    records only if required by a court order on a showing of
12    good cause.
13        (3) The Department must post in a conspicuous place in
14    the waiting area of every facility or institution a sign
15    that contains in bold, black type the following:
16            (A) a short statement notifying visitors of the
17        point of contact person and that person's duty to
18        receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests;
19        and
20            (B) information on how to submit suggestions,
21        complaints, or other requests to the point of contact
22        person.
23(Source: P.A. 102-1082, eff. 6-10-22.)
 
24    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-1111)
25    Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities.

 

 

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1    (a) All institutions and facilities of the Department
2shall provide every committed person with access to toilet
3facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least
4once each week, a library of legal materials and published
5materials including newspapers and magazines approved by the
6Director. A committed person may not receive any materials
7that the Director deems pornographic.
8    (a-5) All institutions and facilities of the Department
9shall provide every committed person with access to bathing
10facilities once per day. In the case of a lockdown, access to
11bathing facilities may be restricted for the first 2 days. If
12the lockdown continues for more than 2 days, a committed
13person shall be provided access to bathing facilities no less
14than once every 2 days for the duration of the lockdown.
15    (b) (Blank).
16    (c) All institutions and facilities of the Department
17shall provide facilities for every committed person to leave
18his cell for at least one hour each day unless the chief
19administrative officer determines that it would be harmful or
20dangerous to the security or safety of the institution or
21facility.
22    (d) All institutions and facilities of the Department
23shall provide every committed person with a wholesome and
24nutritional diet at regularly scheduled hours, drinking water,
25clothing adequate for the season, including underwear,
26bedding, soap and towels and medical and dental care.

 

 

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1Underwear provided to each committed person in all
2institutions and facilities of the Department shall be free of
3charge and shall be provided at any time upon request,
4including multiple requests, of the committed person or as
5needed by the committed person.
6    (e) All institutions and facilities of the Department
7shall permit every committed person to send and receive an
8unlimited number of uncensored letters, provided, however,
9that the Director may order that mail be inspected and read for
10reasons of the security, safety or morale of the institution
11or facility.
12    (f) All of the institutions and facilities of the
13Department shall permit every committed person to receive
14in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in
15case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief
16administrative officer determines that such visiting would be
17harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the
18institution or facility. Each committed person is entitled to
197 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of
20at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to
21visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an
22electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1,
232019, as well as available in paper form for Department
24employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the
25right to restrict visitation to non-contact visits, video, or
26other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety,

 

 

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1security, and order, including, but not limited to,
2restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in
3gang activity. No committed person in a super maximum security
4facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact
5visits. Any committed person found in possession of illegal
6drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted contact
7visits for a period of at least 6 months. Any committed person
8involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault
9committed against a Department employee shall not be permitted
10contact visits for a period of at least 6 months. The
11Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written
12information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information
13concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public
14Health for counseling information. The Department shall
15develop the written materials in consultation with the
16Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that
17all such information and materials are culturally sensitive
18and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation
19of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is
20subject to appropriation. The Department shall seek the lowest
21possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the
22extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video
23calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit
24from video calling services. Nothing in this Section shall be
25construed to permit video calling instead of in-person
26visitation.

 

 

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1    (f-5) (Blank).
2    (f-10) The Department may not restrict or limit in-person
3visits to committed persons due to the availability of
4interactive video conferences.
5    (f-15)(1) The Department shall issue a standard written
6policy for each institution and facility of the Department
7that provides for:
8        (A) the number of in-person visits each committed
9    person is entitled to per week and per month including the
10    requirements of subsection (f) of this Section;
11        (B) the hours of in-person visits;
12        (C) the type of identification required for visitors
13    at least 18 years of age; and
14        (D) the type of identification, if any, required for
15    visitors under 18 years of age.
16    (2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website
17and at each facility.
18    (3) The Department shall post on its website daily any
19restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the
20succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a
21lockdown of the facility, to inform family members and other
22visitors.
23    (g) All institutions and facilities of the Department
24shall permit religious ministrations and sacraments to be
25available to every committed person, but attendance at
26religious services shall not be required.

 

 

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1    (h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department
2shall prohibit the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any
3other matter or object that obstructs or otherwise impairs the
4line of vision into a committed person's cell.
5    (i) A point of contact person appointed under subsection
6(u-6) of Section 3-2-2 of this Code shall promptly and
7efficiently review suggestions, complaints, and other requests
8made by visitors to institutions and facilities of the
9Department and by other members of the public. Based on the
10nature of the submission, the point of contact person shall
11communicate with the appropriate division of the Department,
12disseminate the concern or complaint, and act as liaison
13between the parties to reach a resolution.
14        (1) The point of contact person shall maintain
15    information about the subject matter of each
16    correspondence, including, but not limited to, information
17    about the following subjects:
18            (A) the parties making the submission;
19            (B) any commissary-related concerns;
20            (C) any concerns about the institution or
21        facility's COVID protocols and mitigations;
22            (D) any concerns about mail, video, or electronic
23        messages or other communications with incarcerated
24        persons;
25            (E) any concerns about the institution or
26        facility;

 

 

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1            (F) any discipline-related concerns;
2            (G) any concerns about earned sentencing credits;
3            (H) any concerns about educational opportunities
4        for incarcerated persons;
5            (I) any concerns about health-related matters;
6            (J) any mental health concerns;
7            (K) any concerns about personal property;
8            (L) any concerns about the records of the
9        incarcerated person;
10            (M) any concerns about recreational opportunities
11        for incarcerated persons;
12            (N) any staffing-related concerns;
13            (O) any concerns about the transfer of individuals
14        in custody;
15            (P) any concerns about visitation; and
16            (Q) any concerns about work opportunities for
17        incarcerated persons.
18        The information shall be maintained in accordance with
19    standards set by the Department of Corrections, and shall
20    be made available to the Department's Planning and
21    Research Division. The point of contact person shall
22    provide a summary of the results of the review, including
23    any resolution or recommendations made as a result of
24    correspondence with the Planning and Research Division of
25    the Department.
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1    report to the General Assembly and the Governor, with the
2    first report due no later than January 1, 2023, and
3    publish the report on its website within 48 hours after
4    the report is transmitted to the Governor and the General
5    Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities
6    undertaken and completed as a result of submissions to the
7    point of contact person. The Department of Corrections
8    shall collect and report the following aggregated and
9    disaggregated data for each institution and facility and
10    describe:
11            (A) the work of the point of contact person;
12            (B) the general nature of suggestions, complaints,
13        and other requests submitted to the point of contact
14        person;
15            (C) the volume of emails, calls, letters, and
16        other correspondence received by the point of contact
17        person;
18            (D) the resolutions reached or recommendations
19        made as a result of the point of contact person's
20        review;
21            (E) whether, if an investigation is recommended, a
22        report of the complaint was forwarded to the Chief
23        Inspector of the Department or other Department
24        employee, and the resolution of the complaint, and if
25        the investigation has not concluded, a detailed status
26        report on the complaint; and

 

 

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1            (F) any recommendations that the point of contact
2        person has relating to systemic issues in the
3        Department of Corrections, and any other matters for
4        consideration by the General Assembly and the
5        Governor.
6        The name, address, or other personally identifiable
7    information of a person who files a complaint, suggestion,
8    or other request with the point of contact person, and
9    confidential records shall be redacted from the annual
10    report and are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom
11    of Information Act. The Department shall disclose the
12    records only if required by a court order on a showing of
13    good cause.
14        (3) The Department must post in a conspicuous place in
15    the waiting area of every facility or institution a sign
16    that contains in bold, black type the following:
17            (A) a short statement notifying visitors of the
18        point of contact person and that person's duty to
19        receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests;
20        and
21            (B) information on how to submit suggestions,
22        complaints, or other requests to the point of contact
23        person.
24    (j) (i) Menstrual hygiene products shall be available, as
25needed, free of charge, at all institutions and facilities of
26the Department for all committed persons who menstruate. In

 

 

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1this subsection (j) (i), "menstrual hygiene products" means
2tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
3menstrual cycle.
4(Source: P.A. 102-1082, eff. 6-10-22; 102-1111, eff. 6-1-23;
5revised 1-8-23.)
 
6    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
7changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
8that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
9represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
10not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
11made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
12Public Act.