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91_HB2559
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1 AN ACT to amend the Unified Code of Corrections by adding
2 Section 3-2-11.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
6 adding Section 3-2-11 as follows:
7 (730 ILCS 5/3-2-11 new)
8 Sec. 3-2-11. Gang Control Unit.
9 (a) There is created within the Department of
10 Corrections a Gang Control Unit to develop new programs and
11 to coordinate existing programs for the control of gangs
12 within State correctional facilities. The Director must be
13 given access to all information, records, and documents in
14 the possession of the Gang Control Unit that the Department
15 deems necessary in an investigation. Any reports must be
16 forwarded to the Commission. In addition, the Gang Control
17 Unit is responsible for working with the Adult Division and
18 the Juvenile Division to monitor the effectiveness of gang
19 control programs.
20 (b) There is created an advisory committee to the Gang
21 Control Unit. The Advisory Committee consists of 8 members,
22 2 each appointed by the President of the Senate, Minority
23 Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the House of
24 Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of
25 Representatives. A chair must be elected from the membership
26 of the Committee. Members of the Committee must have had at
27 least 5 years of experience in the control of gangs while
28 working in the fields of penology, corrections work, law
29 enforcement, sociology, law education, or social work. The
30 members of the Advisory Committee must: (1) review current
31 Department programs that seek to eliminate gangs in
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1 correctional facilities, (2) research gang control programs
2 in other state and federal facilities, and (3) make
3 recommendations to the Gang Control Unit regarding new
4 programs aimed at reducing gang influence in State
5 correctional facilities. Each member of the Committee must
6 receive $200 for attendance at each meeting of the Committee
7 and must be reimbursed for expenses incurred to attend
8 meetings of the Advisory Committee.