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Full Text of HB3055  103rd General Assembly

HB3055ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Theresa Mah

Filed: 3/21/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3055

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3055 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Faith
5Behind Bars Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings and declaration of policy.
7    (a) The General Assembly hereby finds, determines, and
8declares the following that:
9        (1) Chaplains play a key role in helping persons
10    committed to correctional institutions and facilities
11    transform their understanding of responsibility, choices,
12    and possibilities and that behavior only changes when
13    hearts change.
14        (2) Without a spiritual-based transformation there is
15    little hope for sincere, lasting change in any of us.
16    Without a faith-based after-care living situation an

 

 

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1    ex-offender has little chance of succeeding on the street.
2        (3) That the chaplain's personal contact is crucial. A
3    chaplain ministers through relationship. Being accepting,
4    nonjudgmental, and working toward self-esteem issues is
5    important.
6        (4) According to a Pew Research Center 2012 Study,
7    Religion in Prisons, 50 state survey of Prison Chaplains,
8    about 71% of chaplains identify as Protestants, 13% as
9    Catholics, 7% as Muslims, and the remainder identify with
10    other religions, including Judaism and Native American
11    spirituality. A plurality of the chaplains 44% consider
12    their faith to be part of the evangelical Protestant
13    tradition while 15% come from a mainline Protestant
14    tradition and 7% are from a historically black Protestant
15    tradition.
16        (5) A Pew Forum survey ranked the top 3 activities of
17    chaplains that are most important, personally leading
18    worship services, religious instruction sessions, or
19    spiritual counseling sessions. About 75% of the chaplains
20    surveyed consider this to be among their most important
21    functions, including 57% who ranked it as their number one
22    priority.
23        (6) The Pew Forum survey found that most prison
24    chaplains say there are too few religious volunteers to
25    meet the needs of all inmates. About 69% of prison
26    chaplains surveyed say there are some religious groups for

 

 

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1    which there are too few volunteers in the prisons where
2    they work.
3        (7) A 2020 Audit of federal prisons found that the
4    Federal Bureau of Prisons chaplaincy services departments
5    are not staffed according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons
6    guidelines at many institutions. The Federal Bureau of
7    Prisons current policy states that, at a minimum, each
8    chaplaincy services department should be staffed with at
9    least one chaplain and one religious services assistant.
10    This standard translates to a minimum need for 122
11    chaplains and 122 religious services assistants throughout
12    the Federal Bureau of Prisons. However, as of March 2020,
13    nearly half of the Federal Bureau of Prisons institutions
14    had no religious services assistant, 3 institutions had no
15    chaplain at all, 21 institutions employed a single
16    chaplain, and 2 institutions had only recently filled
17    their only chaplain position after long vacancies. In
18    addition to the minimum staffing level, Federal Bureau of
19    Prisons guidelines also suggest that institutions
20    supplement the minimum requirement with additional
21    chaplains based on inmate population (one chaplain per 500
22    inmates) and specific characteristics of the institution,
23    such as being a major medical center, having 2 or more
24    satellite facilities, or the inclusion of a special unit,
25    each of which should have one additional chaplain.
26    Therefore, the Federal Bureau of Prisons' chaplaincy

 

 

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1    services staffing and supplemental guidelines suggest that
2    a fully staffed chaplaincy would include 357 chaplains and
3    122 religious services assistants. As of March 2020, the
4    Federal Bureau of Prisons' chaplaincy staff included only
5    236 chaplains and 64 religious services assistants, which
6    is approximately 30% below what the Federal Bureau of
7    Prisons' guidelines consider to be a fully staffed
8    chaplaincy for the inmate population. The 2020 audit of
9    federal prisons reports that some Federal Bureau of
10    Prisons institutions were without any chaplaincy staff.
11    During the audit, there was a peak of at least 3
12    institutions that were without a chaplain. The audit found
13    that critical tasks may not be accomplished, including
14    purchasing and reviewing library materials and conducting
15    certain faith-based programming.
16    (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to rectify in
17this State the deficiencies that occur in prison ministries of
18other states and the federal prison system by enacting the
19Faith Behind Bars Act.
 
20    Section 10. Definitions.
21    (a) In this Act:
22    "Chaplain" means a cleric, such as a minister, priest,
23pastor, rabbi, or imam, or a lay representative of a religious
24tradition, attached to a correctional institution or facility.
25    "Chaplaincy" means the general activity performed by a

 

 

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1chaplain, which may include crisis ministry, counseling,
2sacraments, worship, education, help in ethical
3decision-making, staff support, clergy contact, and community
4or church coordination.
5    "Chaplaincy services" means services offered by a chaplain
6or lay person.
7    "Committed person" has the meaning ascribed to it in
8Section 1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
9    "Correctional institution or facility" has the meaning
10ascribed to it in Section 1-2 of the Unified Code of
11Corrections.
12    "Undue burden" means significant difficulty, expense, or
13detriment to the safety and security of the facility.
 
14    Section 15. Right to practice faith in a correctional
15institution or facility.
16    (a) A committed person has a right to practice his or her
17faith in a correctional institution or facility absent harm or
18without undue burden to the State's correctional system.
19    (b) A committed person belonging to a faith group in a
20correctional institution or facility shall have access to
21pastoral and spiritual care absent harm or without undue
22burden to the State's correctional system.
23    (c) Absent harm or undue burden, a correctional
24institution or facility shall provide reading materials for
25diverse faith groups, including, but not limited to,

 

 

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1spiritual, religious texts, prayer manuals, prayer mats, and
2other requested material from committed persons.
3    (d) All correctional institutions and facilities in this
4State shall provide committed persons the ability to pray by
5facilitating time and clean location, fast by allowing a
6committed person to abstain from food when appropriate, and
7respect for dietary restrictions absent harm or without undue
8burden to the State's correctional system.
9    (e) All correctional institutions and facilities in this
10State shall hold a training seminar administered by chaplains
11of the leading faith groups representing the State's
12correctional institutions and facilities population every 5
13years for wardens and chief administrative officers of
14correctional institutions and facilities to familiarize
15themselves with the foundations of each faith group.
16    (f) All correctional institutions and facilities in this
17State shall maintain a chaplain database of chaplains
18representing the percentage of the correctional institutions
19and facilities populations' various faith groups.
20    (g) All correctional institutions and facilities in this
21State shall provide access to chaplains in the State's
22correctional system as requested by a committed person
23belonging to a specific faith group cross-referenced by the
24correctional institutions and facilities chaplain database.
25    (h) All correctional institutions and facilities in this
26State shall not bar chaplains from access to committed persons

 

 

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1absent evidence of potential harm or threat to the security of
2the State's correctional system.
3    (i) All correctional institutions and facilities in this
4State shall grant requests of religious observance gatherings,
5including, but not limited to, mass, weekly congregations,
6sermons, and pastoral meetings absent harm or undue burden to
7the State's correctional system.
8    (j) In determining whether an action would result in an
9undue burden under this Section, factors to be considered by
10the warden or chief administrative officer of the correctional
11institution or facility include:
12        (1) the nature and cost of the action needed under
13    this Section;
14        (2) the overall financial resources of the
15    correctional institution or facility involved in the
16    action;
17        (3) the number of persons employed at the correctional
18    institution or facility;
19        (4) the effect on expenses and resources of the
20    correctional institution or facility; and
21        (5) legitimate safety and security requirements that
22    are necessary for safe operation of the correctional
23    institution or facility, including crime prevention
24    measures.
 
25    Section 90. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by

 

 

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1changing Section 3-7-2 as follows:
 
2    (730 ILCS 5/3-7-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2)
3    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-1111)
4    Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities.
5    (a) All institutions and facilities of the Department
6shall provide every committed person with access to toilet
7facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least
8once each week, a library of legal materials and published
9materials including newspapers and magazines approved by the
10Director. A committed person may not receive any materials
11that the Director deems pornographic.
12    (b) (Blank).
13    (c) All institutions and facilities of the Department
14shall provide facilities for every committed person to leave
15his cell for at least one hour each day unless the chief
16administrative officer determines that it would be harmful or
17dangerous to the security or safety of the institution or
18facility.
19    (d) All institutions and facilities of the Department
20shall provide every committed person with a wholesome and
21nutritional diet at regularly scheduled hours, drinking water,
22clothing adequate for the season, bedding, soap and towels and
23medical and dental care.
24    (e) All institutions and facilities of the Department
25shall permit every committed person to send and receive an

 

 

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1unlimited number of uncensored letters, provided, however,
2that the Director may order that mail be inspected and read for
3reasons of the security, safety or morale of the institution
4or facility.
5    (f) All of the institutions and facilities of the
6Department shall permit every committed person to receive
7in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in
8case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief
9administrative officer determines that such visiting would be
10harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the
11institution or facility. Each committed person is entitled to
127 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of
13at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to
14visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an
15electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1,
162019, as well as available in paper form for Department
17employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the
18right to restrict visitation to non-contact visits, video, or
19other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety,
20security, and order, including, but not limited to,
21restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in
22gang activity. No committed person in a super maximum security
23facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact
24visits. Any committed person found in possession of illegal
25drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted contact
26visits for a period of at least 6 months. Any committed person

 

 

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1involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault
2committed against a Department employee shall not be permitted
3contact visits for a period of at least 6 months. The
4Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written
5information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information
6concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public
7Health for counseling information. The Department shall
8develop the written materials in consultation with the
9Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that
10all such information and materials are culturally sensitive
11and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation
12of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is
13subject to appropriation. The Department shall seek the lowest
14possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the
15extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video
16calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit
17from video calling services. Nothing in this Section shall be
18construed to permit video calling instead of in-person
19visitation.
20    (f-5) (Blank).
21    (f-10) The Department may not restrict or limit in-person
22visits to committed persons due to the availability of
23interactive video conferences.
24    (f-15)(1) The Department shall issue a standard written
25policy for each institution and facility of the Department
26that provides for:

 

 

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1        (A) the number of in-person visits each committed
2    person is entitled to per week and per month including the
3    requirements of subsection (f) of this Section;
4        (B) the hours of in-person visits;
5        (C) the type of identification required for visitors
6    at least 18 years of age; and
7        (D) the type of identification, if any, required for
8    visitors under 18 years of age.
9    (2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website
10and at each facility.
11    (3) The Department shall post on its website daily any
12restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the
13succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a
14lockdown of the facility, to inform family members and other
15visitors.
16    (g) All institutions and facilities of the Department
17shall permit religious ministrations and sacraments to be
18available to every committed person, but attendance at
19religious services shall not be required.
20    (h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department
21shall prohibit the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any
22other matter or object that obstructs or otherwise impairs the
23line of vision into a committed person's cell.
24    (i) A point of contact person appointed under subsection
25(u-6) of Section 3-2-2 of this Code shall promptly and
26efficiently review suggestions, complaints, and other requests

 

 

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1made by visitors to institutions and facilities of the
2Department and by other members of the public. Based on the
3nature of the submission, the point of contact person shall
4communicate with the appropriate division of the Department,
5disseminate the concern or complaint, and act as liaison
6between the parties to reach a resolution.
7        (1) The point of contact person shall maintain
8    information about the subject matter of each
9    correspondence, including, but not limited to, information
10    about the following subjects:
11            (A) the parties making the submission;
12            (B) any commissary-related concerns;
13            (C) any concerns about the institution or
14        facility's COVID protocols and mitigations;
15            (D) any concerns about mail, video, or electronic
16        messages or other communications with incarcerated
17        persons;
18            (E) any concerns about the institution or
19        facility;
20            (F) any discipline-related concerns;
21            (G) any concerns about earned sentencing credits;
22            (H) any concerns about educational opportunities
23        for incarcerated persons;
24            (I) any concerns about health-related matters;
25            (J) any mental health concerns;
26            (K) any concerns about personal property;

 

 

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1            (L) any concerns about the records of the
2        incarcerated person;
3            (M) any concerns about recreational opportunities
4        for incarcerated persons;
5            (N) any staffing-related concerns;
6            (O) any concerns about the transfer of individuals
7        in custody;
8            (P) any concerns about visitation; and
9            (Q) any concerns about work opportunities for
10        incarcerated persons.
11        The information shall be maintained in accordance with
12    standards set by the Department of Corrections, and shall
13    be made available to the Department's Planning and
14    Research Division. The point of contact person shall
15    provide a summary of the results of the review, including
16    any resolution or recommendations made as a result of
17    correspondence with the Planning and Research Division of
18    the Department.
19        (2) The Department shall provide an annual written
20    report to the General Assembly and the Governor, with the
21    first report due no later than January 1, 2023, and
22    publish the report on its website within 48 hours after
23    the report is transmitted to the Governor and the General
24    Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities
25    undertaken and completed as a result of submissions to the
26    point of contact person. The Department of Corrections

 

 

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1    shall collect and report the following aggregated and
2    disaggregated data for each institution and facility and
3    describe:
4            (A) the work of the point of contact person;
5            (B) the general nature of suggestions, complaints,
6        and other requests submitted to the point of contact
7        person;
8            (C) the volume of emails, calls, letters, and
9        other correspondence received by the point of contact
10        person;
11            (D) the resolutions reached or recommendations
12        made as a result of the point of contact person's
13        review;
14            (E) whether, if an investigation is recommended, a
15        report of the complaint was forwarded to the Chief
16        Inspector of the Department or other Department
17        employee, and the resolution of the complaint, and if
18        the investigation has not concluded, a detailed status
19        report on the complaint; and
20            (F) any recommendations that the point of contact
21        person has relating to systemic issues in the
22        Department of Corrections, and any other matters for
23        consideration by the General Assembly and the
24        Governor.
25        The name, address, or other personally identifiable
26    information of a person who files a complaint, suggestion,

 

 

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1    or other request with the point of contact person, and
2    confidential records shall be redacted from the annual
3    report and are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom
4    of Information Act. The Department shall disclose the
5    records only if required by a court order on a showing of
6    good cause.
7        (3) The Department must post in a conspicuous place in
8    the waiting area of every facility or institution a sign
9    that contains in bold, black type the following:
10            (A) a short statement notifying visitors of the
11        point of contact person and that person's duty to
12        receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests;
13        and
14            (B) information on how to submit suggestions,
15        complaints, or other requests to the point of contact
16        person.
17(Source: P.A. 102-1082, eff. 6-10-22.)
 
18    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-1111)
19    Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities.
20    (a) All institutions and facilities of the Department
21shall provide every committed person with access to toilet
22facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least
23once each week, a library of legal materials and published
24materials including newspapers and magazines approved by the
25Director. A committed person may not receive any materials

 

 

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1that the Director deems pornographic.
2    (b) (Blank).
3    (c) All institutions and facilities of the Department
4shall provide facilities for every committed person to leave
5his cell for at least one hour each day unless the chief
6administrative officer determines that it would be harmful or
7dangerous to the security or safety of the institution or
8facility.
9    (d) All institutions and facilities of the Department
10shall provide every committed person with a wholesome and
11nutritional diet at regularly scheduled hours, drinking water,
12clothing adequate for the season, including underwear,
13bedding, soap and towels and medical and dental care.
14Underwear provided to each committed person in all
15institutions and facilities of the Department shall be free of
16charge and shall be provided at any time upon request,
17including multiple requests, of the committed person or as
18needed by the committed person.
19    (e) All institutions and facilities of the Department
20shall permit every committed person to send and receive an
21unlimited number of uncensored letters, provided, however,
22that the Director may order that mail be inspected and read for
23reasons of the security, safety or morale of the institution
24or facility.
25    (f) All of the institutions and facilities of the
26Department shall permit every committed person to receive

 

 

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1in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in
2case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief
3administrative officer determines that such visiting would be
4harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the
5institution or facility. Each committed person is entitled to
67 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of
7at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to
8visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an
9electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1,
102019, as well as available in paper form for Department
11employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the
12right to restrict visitation to non-contact visits, video, or
13other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety,
14security, and order, including, but not limited to,
15restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in
16gang activity. No committed person in a super maximum security
17facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact
18visits. Any committed person found in possession of illegal
19drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted contact
20visits for a period of at least 6 months. Any committed person
21involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault
22committed against a Department employee shall not be permitted
23contact visits for a period of at least 6 months. The
24Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written
25information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information
26concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public

 

 

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1Health for counseling information. The Department shall
2develop the written materials in consultation with the
3Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that
4all such information and materials are culturally sensitive
5and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation
6of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is
7subject to appropriation. The Department shall seek the lowest
8possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the
9extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video
10calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit
11from video calling services. Nothing in this Section shall be
12construed to permit video calling instead of in-person
13visitation.
14    (f-5) (Blank).
15    (f-10) The Department may not restrict or limit in-person
16visits to committed persons due to the availability of
17interactive video conferences.
18    (f-15)(1) The Department shall issue a standard written
19policy for each institution and facility of the Department
20that provides for:
21        (A) the number of in-person visits each committed
22    person is entitled to per week and per month including the
23    requirements of subsection (f) of this Section;
24        (B) the hours of in-person visits;
25        (C) the type of identification required for visitors
26    at least 18 years of age; and

 

 

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1        (D) the type of identification, if any, required for
2    visitors under 18 years of age.
3    (2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website
4and at each facility.
5    (3) The Department shall post on its website daily any
6restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the
7succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a
8lockdown of the facility, to inform family members and other
9visitors.
10    (g) All institutions and facilities of the Department
11shall permit religious ministrations and sacraments to be
12available to every committed person, but attendance at
13religious services shall not be required. This subsection (g)
14is subject to the provisions of the Faith Behind Bars Act.
15    (h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department
16shall prohibit the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any
17other matter or object that obstructs or otherwise impairs the
18line of vision into a committed person's cell.
19    (i) A point of contact person appointed under subsection
20(u-6) of Section 3-2-2 of this Code shall promptly and
21efficiently review suggestions, complaints, and other requests
22made by visitors to institutions and facilities of the
23Department and by other members of the public. Based on the
24nature of the submission, the point of contact person shall
25communicate with the appropriate division of the Department,
26disseminate the concern or complaint, and act as liaison

 

 

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1between the parties to reach a resolution.
2        (1) The point of contact person shall maintain
3    information about the subject matter of each
4    correspondence, including, but not limited to, information
5    about the following subjects:
6            (A) the parties making the submission;
7            (B) any commissary-related concerns;
8            (C) any concerns about the institution or
9        facility's COVID protocols and mitigations;
10            (D) any concerns about mail, video, or electronic
11        messages or other communications with incarcerated
12        persons;
13            (E) any concerns about the institution or
14        facility;
15            (F) any discipline-related concerns;
16            (G) any concerns about earned sentencing credits;
17            (H) any concerns about educational opportunities
18        for incarcerated persons;
19            (I) any concerns about health-related matters;
20            (J) any mental health concerns;
21            (K) any concerns about personal property;
22            (L) any concerns about the records of the
23        incarcerated person;
24            (M) any concerns about recreational opportunities
25        for incarcerated persons;
26            (N) any staffing-related concerns;

 

 

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1            (O) any concerns about the transfer of individuals
2        in custody;
3            (P) any concerns about visitation; and
4            (Q) any concerns about work opportunities for
5        incarcerated persons.
6        The information shall be maintained in accordance with
7    standards set by the Department of Corrections, and shall
8    be made available to the Department's Planning and
9    Research Division. The point of contact person shall
10    provide a summary of the results of the review, including
11    any resolution or recommendations made as a result of
12    correspondence with the Planning and Research Division of
13    the Department.
14        (2) The Department shall provide an annual written
15    report to the General Assembly and the Governor, with the
16    first report due no later than January 1, 2023, and
17    publish the report on its website within 48 hours after
18    the report is transmitted to the Governor and the General
19    Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities
20    undertaken and completed as a result of submissions to the
21    point of contact person. The Department of Corrections
22    shall collect and report the following aggregated and
23    disaggregated data for each institution and facility and
24    describe:
25            (A) the work of the point of contact person;
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1        and other requests submitted to the point of contact
2        person;
3            (C) the volume of emails, calls, letters, and
4        other correspondence received by the point of contact
5        person;
6            (D) the resolutions reached or recommendations
7        made as a result of the point of contact person's
8        review;
9            (E) whether, if an investigation is recommended, a
10        report of the complaint was forwarded to the Chief
11        Inspector of the Department or other Department
12        employee, and the resolution of the complaint, and if
13        the investigation has not concluded, a detailed status
14        report on the complaint; and
15            (F) any recommendations that the point of contact
16        person has relating to systemic issues in the
17        Department of Corrections, and any other matters for
18        consideration by the General Assembly and the
19        Governor.
20        The name, address, or other personally identifiable
21    information of a person who files a complaint, suggestion,
22    or other request with the point of contact person, and
23    confidential records shall be redacted from the annual
24    report and are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom
25    of Information Act. The Department shall disclose the
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1    good cause.
2        (3) The Department must post in a conspicuous place in
3    the waiting area of every facility or institution a sign
4    that contains in bold, black type the following:
5            (A) a short statement notifying visitors of the
6        point of contact person and that person's duty to
7        receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests;
8        and
9            (B) information on how to submit suggestions,
10        complaints, or other requests to the point of contact
11        person.
12    (j) (i) Menstrual hygiene products shall be available, as
13needed, free of charge, at all institutions and facilities of
14the Department for all committed persons who menstruate. In
15this subsection (j) (i), "menstrual hygiene products" means
16tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
17menstrual cycle.
18(Source: P.A. 102-1082, eff. 6-10-22; 102-1111, eff. 6-1-23;
19revised 1-8-23.)
 
20    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
21changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
22that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
23represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
24not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
25made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other

 

 

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1Public Act.".