94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2912


 
Introduced 2/22/2005, by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













730 ILCS 5/3-8-8
  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8








    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning a committed person's grievances.
















LRB094 05439 RLC 35484 b

















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB2912

LRB094 05439 RLC 35484 b






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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 
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changing Section 3-8-8 as follows:
 



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    (730 ILCS 5/3-8-8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8)



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    Sec. 3-8-8. Grievances. 

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    (a) The
The Director shall establish procedures to review 
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the grievances of
committed persons. The Director may establish 
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one or more administrative
review boards within the Department 
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to review grievances. A committed
person's right to file 
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grievances shall not be restricted. Such procedure
shall 
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provide for the review of grievances by a person or persons 
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other
than the person or persons directly responsible for the 
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conditions or
actions against which the grievance is made.
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    (b) Such procedures shall provide that a record of such 
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grievance and
any decision made with respect to it shall be 
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preserved for a period of one
year.

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    (c) Such procedures shall allow committed persons to 
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communicate
grievances directly to the Director or some person 
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designated by the
Director outside of the institution or 
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facility where the person is
confined.

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    (d) All committed persons shall be informed of the 
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grievance procedures
established by the Department and they 
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shall be available to all committed
persons.

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    (e) Discipline shall not be imposed because of use of the 
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grievance
procedure.

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(Source: P.A. 77-2097.)