Full Text of HR1256 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On July 16, 2014, Jesse Vega, also known as Jesse | 3 | | Ortiz, escaped from Elgin Mental Health Center custody while | 4 | | being transported to a court hearing concerning criminal | 5 | | charges pending against him; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Vega was charged with aggravated domestic | 7 | | battery, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, | 8 | | aggravated battery in a public place, obstructing justice, and | 9 | | aggravated driving under the influence with a suspended or | 10 | | revoked license; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Vega remained at large for 8 hours, placing the | 12 | | community in harm's way for an extended period of time; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, At the time of the escape, Vega was accompanied by | 14 | | 3 security officers; he fled from the vehicle as it was stopped | 15 | | at a gas station in a residential neighborhood; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The safety of individuals residing, working, or | 17 | | traveling in our neighborhoods is of paramount concern; the | 18 | | public requires a full understanding of how this escape | 19 | | occurred so officials may take the necessary steps to help | 20 | | prevent any future escape; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, This escape constitutes a breakdown in either the | 2 | | design or execution of the procedures governing the | 3 | | transportation of prisoners at the Elgin Mental Health Center; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we direct the Office of the Auditor General to conduct an | 8 | | investigation to examine the circumstances surrounding Vega's | 9 | | escape and evaluate whether prisoner transport procedures need | 10 | | to be improved at Elgin Mental Health Center and/or all State | 11 | | facilities; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the administration of the Elgin | 13 | | Mental Health Center and all other institutions involved with | 14 | | this inquiry to make available all information to the Office of | 15 | | the Auditor General that may be necessary to their | 16 | | investigation; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Office of the Auditor General shall | 18 | | present a report to the Illinois House of Representatives | 19 | | detailing the findings of its investigation and any | 20 | | recommendations for procedural reform, should they result from | 21 | | the investigation, not more than one year after the passage of | 22 | | this resolution; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | delivered to the Governor, the Director of the Department of | 3 | | Human Services, the Director of the Department of Corrections, | 4 | | and the members of the Illinois congressional delegation.
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