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CORRECTIONS
(730 ILCS 5/) Unified Code of Corrections.

730 ILCS 5/3-9-3

    (730 ILCS 5/3-9-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-9-3)
    Sec. 3-9-3. Day Release.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice may institute day release programs for persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice and shall establish rules and regulations therefor.
    (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice may arrange with local schools, public or private agencies or persons approved by the Department for the release of persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice on a daily basis to the custody of such schools, agencies or persons for participation in programs or activities.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-9-4

    (730 ILCS 5/3-9-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-9-4)
    Sec. 3-9-4. Authorized Absence. The Department of Juvenile Justice may extend the limits of the place of confinement of a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice so that he may leave such place on authorized absence. Whether or not such person is to be accompanied shall be determined by the chief administrative officer of the institution or facility from which such authorized absence is granted. An authorized absence may be granted for a period of time determined by the Department of Juvenile Justice and any purpose approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-9-5

    (730 ILCS 5/3-9-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-9-5)
    Sec. 3-9-5. Minimum Standards. The minimum standards under Article 7 shall apply to all institutions and facilities under the authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-9-6

    (730 ILCS 5/3-9-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-9-6)
    Sec. 3-9-6. Unauthorized Absence. Whenever a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice absconds or absents himself or herself without authority to do so, from any facility or program to which he or she is assigned, he or she may be held in custody for return to the proper correctional official by the authorities or whomsoever directed, when an order is certified by the Director of Juvenile Justice or a person duly designated by the Director, with the seal of the Department of Juvenile Justice attached. The person so designated by the Director of Juvenile Justice with such seal attached may be one or more persons and the appointment shall be made as a ministerial one with no recordation or notice necessary as to the designated appointees. The order shall be directed to all sheriffs, coroners, police officers, keepers or custodians of jails or other detention facilities whether in or out of the State of Illinois, or to any particular person named in the order.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-9-7

    (730 ILCS 5/3-9-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-9-7)
    Sec. 3-9-7. Sexual abuse counseling programs.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish and offer sexual abuse counseling to both victims of sexual abuse and sexual offenders in as many facilities as necessary to insure sexual abuse counseling throughout the State.
    (b) Any minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice for a sex offense as defined under the Sex Offender Management Board Act shall be required to undergo sex offender treatment by a treatment provider approved by the Board and conducted in conformance with the standards developed by the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-616, eff. 1-1-04; 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 10

 
    (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 10 heading)
ARTICLE 10. JUVENILE PROCEDURES

730 ILCS 5/3-10-1

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-1)
    Sec. 3-10-1. Receiving Procedures. The receiving procedures under Section 3-8-1 shall be applicable to institutions and facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-2

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-2)
    Sec. 3-10-2. Examination of persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    (a) A person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be examined in regard to his medical, psychological, social, educational and vocational condition and history, including the use of alcohol and other drugs, the circumstances of his offense and any other information as the Department of Juvenile Justice may determine.
    (a-5) Upon admission of a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Juvenile Justice must provide the person with appropriate information concerning HIV and AIDS in writing, verbally, or by video or other electronic means. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall develop the informational materials in consultation with the Department of Public Health. At the same time, the Department of Juvenile Justice also must offer the person the option of being tested, at no charge to the person, for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pre-test information shall be provided to the committed person and informed consent obtained as required in subsection (q) of Section 3 and Section 5 of the AIDS Confidentiality Act. The Department of Juvenile Justice may conduct opt-out HIV testing as defined in Section 4 of the AIDS Confidentiality Act. If the Department conducts opt-out HIV testing, the Department shall place signs in English, Spanish and other languages as needed in multiple, highly visible locations in the area where HIV testing is conducted informing inmates that they will be tested for HIV unless they refuse, and refusal or acceptance of testing shall be documented in the inmate's medical record. The Department shall follow procedures established by the Department of Public Health to conduct HIV testing and testing to confirm positive HIV test results. All testing must be conducted by medical personnel, but pre-test and other information may be provided by committed persons who have received appropriate training. The Department, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, shall develop a plan that complies with the AIDS Confidentiality Act to deliver confidentially all positive or negative HIV test results to inmates or former inmates. Nothing in this Section shall require the Department to offer HIV testing to an inmate who is known to be infected with HIV, or who has been tested for HIV within the previous 180 days and whose documented HIV test result is available to the Department electronically. The testing provided under this subsection (a-5) shall consist of a test approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health to determine the presence of HIV infection, based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If the test result is positive, a reliable supplemental test based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be administered.
    Also, upon the admission of a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Juvenile Justice must inform the person of the Department's obligation to provide the person with medical care.
    (b) Based on its examination, the Department of Juvenile Justice may exercise the following powers in developing a treatment program of any person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice:
        (1) Require participation by him in vocational,
    
physical, educational and corrective training and activities to return him to the community.
        (2) Place him in any institution or facility of the
    
Department of Juvenile Justice.
        (3) Order replacement or referral to the Parole and
    
Pardon Board as often as it deems desirable. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall refer the person to the Parole and Pardon Board as required under Section 3-3-4.
        (4) Enter into agreements with the Secretary of Human
    
Services and the Director of Children and Family Services, with courts having probation officers, and with private agencies or institutions for separate care or special treatment of persons subject to the control of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall make periodic reexamination of all persons under the control of the Department of Juvenile Justice to determine whether existing orders in individual cases should be modified or continued. This examination shall be made with respect to every person at least once annually.
    (d) A record of the treatment decision, including any modification thereof and the reason therefor, shall be part of the committed person's master record file.
    (e) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall by regular mail and telephone or electronic message notify the parent, guardian, or nearest relative of any person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice of his or her physical location and any change of his or her physical location.
(Source: P.A. 100-19, eff. 1-1-18; 100-700, eff. 8-3-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-3

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-3)
    Sec. 3-10-3. Program Assignment.
    (a) The chief administrative officer of each institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall designate a person or persons to classify and assign juveniles to programs in the institution or facility.
    (b) The program assignment of persons assigned to institutions or facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be made on the following basis:
    (1) As soon as practicable after he is received, and in any case no later than the expiration of the first 30 days, his file shall be studied and he shall be interviewed and a determination made as to the program of education, employment, training, treatment, care and custody appropriate for him. A record of such program assignment shall be made and shall be a part of his master record file. A staff member shall be designated for each person as his staff counselor.
    (2) The program assignment shall be reviewed at least once every 3 months and he shall be interviewed if it is deemed desirable or if he so requests. After review, such changes in his program of education, employment, training, treatment, care and custody may be made as is considered necessary or desirable and a record thereof made a part of his file. If he requests a change in his program and such request is denied, the basis for denial shall be given to him and a written statement thereof shall be made a part of his file.
    (c) The Department may promulgate rules and regulations governing the administration of treatment programs within institutions and facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-4

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-4)
    Sec. 3-10-4. Intradivisional Transfers.
    (a) The transfer of committed persons between institutions or facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be under this Section, except that emergency transfers shall be under Section 3-6-2.
    (b) The chief administrative officer of an institution or facility desiring to transfer a committed person to another institution or facility shall notify the Director of Juvenile Justice or his delegate of the basis for the transfer. The Director or his delegate shall approve or deny such request.
    (c) If a transfer request is made by a committed person or his parent, guardian or nearest relative, the chief administrative officer of the institution or facility from which the transfer is requested shall notify the Director of Juvenile Justice or his delegate of the request, the reasons therefor and his recommendation. The Director of Juvenile Justice or his delegate shall either grant the request or if he denies the request he shall advise the person or his parent, guardian or nearest relative of the basis for the denial.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-5

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-5)
    Sec. 3-10-5. Transfers to the Department of Human Services.
    (a) If a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice meets the standard for admission of a minor to a mental health facility or is suitable for admission to a developmental disability facility, as these terms are used in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, the Department may transfer the person to an appropriate State hospital or institution of the Department of Human Services for a period not to exceed 6 months, if the person consents in writing to the transfer. The person shall be advised of his right not to consent, and if he does not consent, the transfer may be effected only by commitment under paragraph (e) of this Section.
    (b) The parent, guardian or nearest relative and the attorney of record shall be advised of his right to object. If an objection is made, the transfer may be effected only by commitment under paragraph (e) of this Section. Notice of the transfer shall be mailed to the person's parent, guardian or nearest relative marked for delivery to addressee only at his last known address by certified mail with return receipt requested together with written notification of the manner and time within which he may object to the transfer. Objection to the transfer must be made by the parent, guardian or nearest relative within 15 days of receipt of the notification of transfer, by written notice of the objection to the Director of Juvenile Justice or chief administrative officer of the institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice where the person was confined.
    (c) If a person committed to the Department under the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is committed to a hospital or facility of the Department of Human Services under this Section, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall so notify the committing juvenile court.
    (d) Nothing in this Section shall limit the right of the Director of Juvenile Justice or the chief administrative officer of any institution or facility to utilize the emergency admission provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code with respect to any person in his custody or care. The transfer of a person to an institution or facility of the Department of Human Services under paragraph (a) of this Section does not discharge the person from the control of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    (e) If the person does not consent to his transfer to the Department of Human Services or if a person objects under paragraph (b) of this Section, or if the Department of Human Services determines that a transferred person requires admission to the Department of Human Services for more than 6 months for any reason, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the institution or facility is located requesting admission of the person to the Department of Human Services. A certificate of a clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker who is a qualified examiner as defined in Section 1-122 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, or psychiatrist, or, if admission to a developmental disability facility is sought, of a physician that the person is in need of commitment to the Department of Human Services for treatment or habilitation shall be attached to the petition. Copies of the petition shall be furnished to the named person, his parent, or guardian or nearest relative, the committing court, and to the state's attorneys of the county in which the institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice from which the person was transferred is located and the county from which the named person was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
    (f) The court shall set a date for a hearing on the petition within the time limit set forth in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. The hearing shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. If the person is found to be in need of commitment to the Department of Human Services for treatment or habilitation, the court may commit him to that Department.
    (g) In the event that a person committed to the Department under the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is committed to facilities of the Department of Human Services under paragraph (e) of this Section, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall petition the committing juvenile court for an order terminating the Director's custody.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-6

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-6)
    Sec. 3-10-6. Return and Release from Department of Human Services.
    (a) The Department of Human Services shall return to the Department of Juvenile Justice any person committed to a facility of the Department under paragraph (a) of Section 3-10-5 when the person no longer meets the standard for admission of a minor to a mental health facility, or is suitable for administrative admission to a developmental disability facility.
    (b) If a person returned to the Department of Juvenile Justice under paragraph (a) of this Section has not had an aftercare release hearing within the preceding 6 months, he or she shall have an aftercare release hearing within 45 days after his or her return.
    (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the Secretary of Human Services of the expiration of the commitment or sentence of any person transferred to the Department of Human Services under Section 3-10-5. If the Department of Human Services determines that such person transferred to it under paragraph (a) of Section 3-10-5 requires further hospitalization, it shall file a petition for commitment of such person under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
    (d) The Department of Human Services shall release under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, any person transferred to it pursuant to paragraph (c) of Section 3-10-5, whose sentence has expired and whom it deems no longer meets the standard for admission of a minor to a mental health facility, or is suitable for administrative admission to a developmental disability facility. A person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and transferred to the Department of Human Services under paragraph (c) of Section 3-10-5 shall be released to the committing juvenile court when the Department of Human Services determines that he or she no longer requires hospitalization for treatment.
(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-7

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-7)
    Sec. 3-10-7. Interdepartment transfers.
    (a) (Blank).
    (b) (Blank).
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) (Blank).
    (e) The Director of Juvenile Justice or his designee may authorize the permanent transfer to the Department of Corrections of any person 18 years or older who was prosecuted under the provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 and sentenced under the provisions of this Act pursuant to Section 2-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 5-805 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under Section 5-8-6 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-8

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-8)
    Sec. 3-10-8. Discipline.)
    (a)(1) Corporal punishment and disciplinary restrictions on diet, medical or sanitary facilities, clothing, bedding or mail are prohibited, as are reductions in the frequency of use of toilets, washbowls and showers.
    (2) Disciplinary restrictions on visitation, work, education or program assignments, the use of toilets, washbowls and showers shall be related as closely as practicable to abuse of such privileges or facilities. This paragraph shall not apply to segregation or isolation of persons for purposes of institutional control.
    (3) No person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice may be isolated for disciplinary reasons.
    (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish rules and regulations governing disciplinary practices, the penalties for violation thereof, and the disciplinary procedure by which such penalties may be imposed. The rules of behavior shall be made known to each committed person, and the discipline shall be suited to the infraction and fairly applied.
    (c) All disciplinary action imposed upon persons in institutions and facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be consistent with this Section and Department rules and regulations adopted hereunder.
    (d) Disciplinary action imposed under this Section shall be reviewed by the grievance procedure under Section 3-8-8.
    (e) A written report of any infraction for which discipline is imposed shall be filed with the chief administrative officer within 72 hours of the occurrence of the infraction or the discovery of it and such report shall be placed in the file of the institution or facility.
    (f) All institutions and facilities of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish, subject to the approval of the Director of Juvenile Justice, procedures for disciplinary cases except those that may involve delay in referral to the Prisoner Review Board or a change in work, education or other program assignment of more than 7 days duration.
    (g) In disciplinary cases which may involve delay in referral to the Prisoner Review Board, or a change in work, education or other program assignment of more than 7 days duration, the Director shall establish disciplinary procedures consistent with the following principles:
        (1) Any person or persons who initiate a disciplinary
    
charge against a person shall not decide the charge. To the extent possible, a person representing the counseling staff of the institution or facility shall participate in deciding the disciplinary case.
        (2) Any committed person charged with a violation of
    
Department rules of behavior shall be given notice of the charge including a statement of the misconduct alleged and of the rules this conduct is alleged to violate.
        (3) Any person charged with a violation of rules is
    
entitled to a hearing on that charge at which time he shall have an opportunity to appear before and address the person or persons deciding the charge.
        (4) The person or persons deciding the charge may
    
also summon to testify any witnesses or other persons with relevant knowledge of the incident. The person charged may be permitted to question any person so summoned.
        (5) If the charge is sustained, the person charged is
    
entitled to a written statement of the decision by the persons deciding the charge which shall include the basis for the decision and the disciplinary action, if any, to be imposed.
        (6) A change in work, education, or other program
    
assignment shall not be used for disciplinary purposes except as provided in paragraph (a) of the Section and then only after review and approval under Section 3-10-3.
(Source: P.A. 102-350, eff. 8-13-21.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-9

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-9) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-9)
    Sec. 3-10-9. Grievances. The procedures for grievances of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be governed under Section 3-8-8.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-10

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-10) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-10)
    Sec. 3-10-10. Assistance to Committed Persons. A person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be furnished with staff assistance in the exercise of any rights and privileges granted him under this Code. Such person shall be informed of his right to assistance by his staff counselor or other staff member.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-11

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-11) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-11)
    Sec. 3-10-11. Transfers from Department of Children and Family Services.
    (a) If (i) a minor 10 years of age or older is adjudicated a delinquent under the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and placed with the Department of Children and Family Services, (ii) it is determined by an interagency review committee that the Department of Children and Family Services lacks adequate facilities to care for and rehabilitate such minor and that placement of such minor with the Department of Juvenile Justice, subject to certification by the Department of Juvenile Justice, is appropriate, and (iii) the Department of Juvenile Justice certifies that it has suitable facilities and personnel available for the confinement of the minor, the Department of Children and Family Services may transfer custody of the minor to the Department of Juvenile Justice provided that:
        (1) the juvenile court that adjudicated the minor a
    
delinquent orders the transfer after a hearing with opportunity to the minor to be heard and defend; and
        (2) the Director of Juvenile Justice is made a party
    
to the action; and
        (3) notice of such transfer is given to the minor's
    
parent, guardian or nearest relative; and
        (4) a term of incarceration is permitted by law for
    
adults found guilty of the offense for which the minor was adjudicated delinquent.
    The interagency review committee shall include a representative from the Department of Children and Family Services, a representative from the Department of Juvenile Justice, and an educator and a qualified mental health professional jointly selected by the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice. The Department of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Juvenile Justice, shall promulgate rules governing the operation of the interagency review committee pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
    (b) Guardianship of a minor transferred under this Section shall remain with the Department of Children and Family Services.
    (c) Minors transferred under this Section may be placed by the Department of Juvenile Justice in any program or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice, or any juvenile residential facility.
    (d) A minor transferred under this Section shall remain in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice until the Department of Juvenile Justice determines that the minor is ready to leave its program. The Department of Juvenile Justice in consultation with the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop a transition plan and cooperate with the Department of Children and Family Services to move the minor to an alternate program. Thirty days before implementing the transition plan, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide the court with notice of the plan. The Department of Juvenile Justice's custodianship of the minor shall automatically terminate 30 days after notice is provided to the court and the State's Attorney.
    (e) In no event shall a minor transferred under this Section remain in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice for a period of time in excess of that period for which an adult could be committed for the same act.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-12

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-12) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-12)
    Sec. 3-10-12. The Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice may authorize the use of any institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice as a Juvenile Detention Facility for the confinement of minors under 16 years of age in the custody or detained by the Sheriff of any County or the police department of any city when said juvenile is being held for appearance before a Juvenile Court or by Order of Court or for other legal reason, when there is no Juvenile Detention facility available or there are no other arrangements suitable for the confinement of juveniles. The Director of Juvenile Justice may certify that suitable facilities and personnel are available at the appropriate institution or facility for the confinement of such minors and this certification shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County. The Director of Juvenile Justice may withdraw or withhold certification at any time. Upon the filing of the certificate in a county the authorities of the county may then use those facilities and set forth in the certificate under the terms and conditions therein for the above purpose. Juveniles confined, by the Department of Juvenile Justice, under this Section, must be kept separate from adjudicated delinquents.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

730 ILCS 5/3-10-13

    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-13)
    Sec. 3-10-13. Notifications of Release or Escape.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish procedures to provide written notification of the release of any person from the Department of Juvenile Justice to the persons and agencies specified in subsection (c) of Section 3-14-1 of this Code.
    (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish procedures to provide immediate notification of the escape of any person from the Department of Juvenile Justice to the persons and agencies specified in subsection (c) of Section 3-14-1 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)