Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 125/17.15 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the County Jail Act. Provides that the sheriff of each county shall adopt a written policy concerning telephone usage by prisoners at the county jail. Provides that the policy may limit or suspend prisoner telephone calling privileges for the protection of the public or for the safety, security, and order of a facility, staff, or prisoners and may provide for blocking access to a phone number of a victim or witness that is set forth in the arrest warrant or charging documents. Provides that the written policy shall be posted beside each telephone in the jail and a copy shall be given to each prisoner. Provides that the policy shall prohibit a prisoner who is charged with offenses involving a victim or victims who are under the age of 18 from using the telephone other than to contact his or her attorney following guidelines that are in the written policy. Provides that the policy shall set forth penalties to be assessed against a prisoner who violates the policy.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2012	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
2/10/2012	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2012	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/22/2012	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2/29/2012	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
3/7/2012	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
3/9/2012	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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