HB3696 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 29446 RLC 55838 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3696

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
15 ILCS 335/4	from Ch. 124, par. 24
730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-75
730 ILCS 5/3-14-1	from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1
730 ILCS 5/3-15-2	from Ch. 38, par. 1003-15-2

Creates the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act. Provides that, if a person dies while in the custody of a law enforcement agency or a peace officer, the law enforcement agency shall report the death to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority no later than 30 days after the date of death. Provides that the report shall be a public record under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the Authority shall issue an annual report tabulating and evaluating trends and information on deaths in custody. Provides that the family, next of kin, or other person nominated by the decedent as an emergency contact shall be notified, giving an accurate factual account of the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the death. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall annually report the number of permanent Illinois Identification Cards issued by the Secretary of State to persons presenting verification forms issued by the Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Corrections; the report shall include data from the previous calendar year and shall reflect any increases or decreases; the Secretary of State shall publish the report on the Secretary's website. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the report of a death of a person to the Authority that occurs while the person is in a county juvenile detention or shelter care facility shall be transmitted to the Department of Juvenile Justice; the report of a death of a person that occurs while the person is in a jail or house of correction shall be transmitted to the Department of Corrections. Makes other changes.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act.

Section 5. Report of deaths of persons in custody in correctional institutions.

(a) In this Act, "law enforcement agency" includes the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and each law enforcement entity within this State having the authority to arrest and detain persons suspected of, or charged with, committing a criminal offense, and each law enforcement entity that operates a lock up, jail, prison, or any other facility used to detain persons for legitimate law enforcement purposes.

(b) In any case in which a person dies while in custody of a law enforcement agency or a peace officer, the law enforcement agency shall report the death in writing to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, no later than 30 days after the date on which the person in custody or incarcerated died. The written report shall contain the following information:

(1) facts concerning the death that are in the possession of the law enforcement agency in charge of the facility where the death occurred including, but not limited to, cause and manner of death, race, age, and gender of the decedent;

(2) the jurisdiction, the law enforcement agency providing the report, and the local or State facility where the death occurred;

(3) if emergency care was requested by the law enforcement agency in response to any illness, injury, self-inflicted or otherwise, or other issue related to rapid deterioration of physical wellness or human subsistence, and details concerning emergency care that was provided to the decedent if emergency care was provided.

(c) The law enforcement agency and the involved correctional administrators shall make a good faith effort to obtain all relevant facts and circumstances relevant to the death and include those in the report.

(d) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall create a standardized form to be used for the purpose of collecting and reporting information as described in subsection (b).

(e) Law enforcement agencies shall use the form described in subsection (d) to report all cases in which a person dies while in the custody of a law enforcement agency or a peace officer.

(f) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may determine the manner in which the form is transmitted from a law enforcement agency to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

(g) The reports shall be public records within the meaning of subsection (c) of Section 2 of the Freedom of Information Act and are open to public inspection, with the exception of any portion of the report that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority determines is privileged or protected under Illinois or federal law.

(h) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall make available to the public information of all individual reports relating to deaths in custody through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority's website to be updated on a quarterly basis.

(i) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall issue a public annual report tabulating and evaluating trends and information on deaths in custody, including, but not limited to:

(1) information regarding cause and manner of death, race, and the gender of the decedent;

(2) the jurisdiction, law enforcement agency providing the report, and local or State facility where the death occurred; and

(3) recommendations and State and local efforts underway to reduce deaths in custody.

The report shall be submitted to the Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly and made available to the public on the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority's website the first week of February of each year.

(j) So that the State may oversee the healthcare provided to any person in the custody of each law enforcement agency within this State, provision of medical services to these persons, general care and treatment, and any other factors that may contribute to the death of any of these persons, the following information shall be made available to the public on the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority's website:

(1) the number of deaths that occurred during the preceding calendar year;

(2) the known, or discoverable upon reasonable inquiry, causes and contributing factors of each of the in-custody deaths as defined in subsection (b); and

(3) the law enforcement agency's policies, procedures, and protocols related to:

(A) treatment of a person experiencing withdrawal from alcohol or substance use;

(B) the facility's provision, or lack of provision, of medications used to treat, mitigate, or address a person's symptoms; and

(C) notifying an inmate's next of kin after the inmate's in-custody death.

(k) The family, next of kin, or any other person reasonably nominated by the decedent as an emergency contact shall be notified as soon as possible in a suitable manner giving an accurate factual account of the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the death in custody.

(l) The law enforcement agency shall name a staff person to act as dedicated family liaison officer to be a point of contact for the family, to make and maintain contact with the family, to report ongoing developments and findings of investigations, and to provide information and practical support. If requested by the deceased's next of kin, the law enforcement agency shall arrange for a chaplain, counselor, or other suitable staff member to meet with the family and discuss any faith considerations or concerns. The family has a right to the medical records of a family member who has died in custody and these records shall be disclosed to them.

(m) It is unlawful for a person who is required under this Section to file a report to fail to include in the report facts known or discovered in the report to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. A violation of this Section is a petty offense in which a fine of $500 per occurrence shall be imposed. Moneys received from the fines imposed under this subsection (m) shall be paid into the Criminal Justice Information Systems Trust Fund.

Section 105. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

(15 ILCS 335/4) (from Ch. 124, par. 24)

Sec. 4. Identification card.

(a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No identification card shall be issued to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification card, license, or permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and signature or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color photograph or digitally produced and captured image of an applicant for an identification card. As used in this Act, "signature" means the name of a person as written by that person and captured in a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State.

(a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on the identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may promulgate rules to implement this provision.

(a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work address listed on the card instead of the applicant's residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific violations.

(a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of expedited identification card requests received on a given day exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited service shall be refunded to the applicant.

(a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a committed person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, if the released person presents a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, and 2 documents proving his or her Illinois residence address. Documents proving residence address may include any official document of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice showing the released person's address after release and a Secretary of State prescribed certificate of residency form, which may be executed by Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice personnel.

(a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, if the released person is unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of State prescribed verification form completed by the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, verifying the released person's date of birth and social security number and 2 documents proving his or her Illinois residence address. The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of application for the Illinois Identification Card. Documents proving residence address shall include any official document of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of State prescribed certificate of residency, which may be executed by Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice personnel.

Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and his or her social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, a standard Illinois Identification Card shall be issued. A limited-term Illinois Identification Card may not be renewed.

(a-26) The Secretary of State shall track and issue an annual report to the Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly detailing the number of permanent Illinois Identification Cards issued by the Secretary of State to persons presenting verification forms issued by the Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Corrections. The report shall include comparable data from the previous calendar year and shall reflect any increases or decreases. The Secretary of State shall publish the report on the Secretary of State's website.

(a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person presents a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card, or other documents authorized by the Secretary, and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a person prior to his or her conditional release or absolute discharge if personnel from the Department of Human Services bring the person to a Secretary of State location with the required documents. Documents proving residence address may include any official document of the Department of Human Services showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which may be executed by personnel of the Department of Human Services.

(a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of State prescribed verification form completed by the Department of Human Services, verifying the person's date of birth and social security number, and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of application for the Illinois Identification Card. The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois Identification Card to a person no sooner than 14 days prior to his or her conditional release or absolute discharge if personnel from the Department of Human Services bring the person to a Secretary of State location with the required documents. Documents proving residence address shall include any official document of the Department of Human Services showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which may be executed by personnel of the Department of Human Services.

(b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification card, license, or permit. The Secretary of State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall include a photograph and signature or mark of the applicant, a designation indicating that the card is an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, and shall include a comprehensible designation of the type and classification of the applicant's disability as set out in Section 4A of this Act. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to the display of his or her photograph. If the applicant so requests, the card shall include a description of the applicant's disability and any information about the applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful situation by the person to whom it was issued.

The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of a physician's determination of disability, a determination of disability from a physician assistant, a determination of disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any other documentation of disability whenever any State law requires that a person with a disability provide such documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card shall not qualify the cardholder to participate in any program or to receive any benefit which is not available to all persons with like disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, or evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, shall not be used by any person other than the person named on such card to prove that the person named on such card is a person with a disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for the benefit of the person named on such card, and the person named on such card consents to such use at the time the card is so used.

An optometrist's determination of a visual disability under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation for the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card.

When medical information is contained on an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken based upon that medical information.

(c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of age or older. The color designated for Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of State.

(c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21 shall display the date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date upon which the person becomes 21 years of age.

(c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify military veterans living in this State for the purpose of ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran" appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may not issue any other identification card which identifies an occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique characteristics of the identification card holder which is unrelated to the purpose of the identification card.

(c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal identification card where, at the request of the applicant, the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or separated under honorable conditions.

(d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be issued in every county and applications shall be made available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his signature or mark.

(e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the card holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card.

(Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21.)

Section 110. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by changing Sections 3-2.5-75, 3-14-1, and 3-15-2 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-75)

Sec. 3-2.5-75. Release from Department of Juvenile Justice.

(a) Upon release of a youth on aftercare, the Department shall return all property held for the youth, provide the youth with suitable clothing, and procure necessary transportation for the youth to his or her designated place of residence and employment. It may provide the youth with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be determined by the Department.

(b) Before a wrongfully imprisoned person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is discharged from the Department, the Department shall provide him or her with any documents necessary after discharge.

(c) The Department of Juvenile Justice may establish and maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense allowances to committed, released, and discharged youth. The moneys paid into these revolving funds shall be from appropriations to the Department for committed, released, and discharged prisoners.

(d) Upon the release of a youth on aftercare, the Department shall provide that youth with information concerning programs and services of the Department of Public Health to ascertain whether that youth has been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

(e) Upon the release of a youth on aftercare or who has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify the youth's full name, date of birth, and social security number. If verification is made by the Department by obtaining a certified copy of the youth's birth certificate and the youth's social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department shall provide the birth certificate and social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the youth. If verification is done by means other than obtaining a certified copy of the youth's birth certificate and the youth's social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by the Secretary of State and shall provide that verification form to the youth.

(f) In order to determine how many persons released from incarceration in the Department of Juvenile Justice obtained permanent Illinois Identification Cards, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall track and issue an annual report to the Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly detailing the number of birth certificates obtained for persons while in its custody, the number of social security cards obtained for persons while in its custody, and the number of verification forms issued to persons in its custody within 30 days of a person's release from custody. The report shall include comparable data from the previous calendar year and shall reflect any increases or decreases. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall publish the reports on its website.

(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 98-685, eff. 1-1-15; 99-907, eff. 7-1-17.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-14-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)

Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution.

(a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall return all property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and procure necessary transportation for him to his designated place of residence and employment. It may provide such person with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be determined by the Department.

(a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any documents necessary after discharge.

(a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners. The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and Discharged Prisoners.

(a-3) Upon release of a person who is eligible to vote on parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall provide the person with a form that informs him or her that his or her voting rights have been restored and a voter registration application. The Department shall have available voter registration applications in the languages provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections. The form that informs the person that his or her rights have been restored shall include the following information:

(1) All voting rights are restored upon release from the Department's custody.

(2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in order to be able to vote.

The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the person received the voter registration application and has been informed that his or her voting rights have been restored.

(a-4) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials of the correctional institution or facility where the committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible person to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the person begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her release. The application must include the eligible person's address associated with his or her residence upon release from the facility. If the residence is temporary, the eligible person must notify the Department of Human Services of his or her change in address upon transition to permanent housing.

(b) (Blank).

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the Department shall establish procedures to provide written notification of any release of any person who has been convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of the county from which the offender was committed, and the State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the Department shall establish procedures to provide written notification to the proper law enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the offender or the commission of the offense took place in the municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised release informs the Department that he or she has resided, resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public housing agency, the Department must send written notification of that information to the public housing agency that owns, manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days before release of the person from custody, or as soon thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff, proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email address.

(c-1) (Blank).

(c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide notice to the Illinois State Police of the release or discharge of persons convicted of violations of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The Illinois State Police shall make this information available to local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies upon request.

(c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the following information to the appropriate licensing or regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility where the person becomes a resident:

(1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation reports.

(2) The social evaluation prepared pursuant to Section 3-8-2.

(3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.

(4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and dispositions.

(5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and dispositions.

(6) The name and contact information for the assigned parole agent and parole supervisor.

This information shall be provided within 3 days of the person becoming a resident of the facility.

(c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections shall provide written notification of such residence to the following:

(1) The Prisoner Review Board.

(2) The chief of police and sheriff in the municipality and county in which the licensed facility is located.

The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the person becoming a resident of the facility.

(d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall provide such person with information concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

(e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify the released person's full name, date of birth, and social security number. If verification is made by the Department by obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth certificate and the released person's social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department shall provide the birth certificate and social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released person. If verification by the Department is done by means other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth certificate and the released person's social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification form to the released person.

(f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a person committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the Department shall give the person:

(1) who is otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply for health care coverage including medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with subsection (b) of Section 1-8.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Department of Corrections shall provide assistance with completion of the application for health care coverage including medical assistance;

(2) information about obtaining a standard Illinois Identification Card or a limited-term Illinois Identification Card under Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act;

(3) information about voter registration and may distribute information prepared by the State Board of Elections. The Department of Corrections may enter into an interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to participate in the automatic voter registration program and be a designated automatic voter registration agency under Section 1A-16.2 of the Election Code;

(4) information about job listings upon discharge from the correctional institution or facility;

(5) information about available housing upon discharge from the correctional institution or facility;

(6) a directory of elected State officials and of officials elected in the county and municipality, if any, in which the committed person intends to reside upon discharge from the correctional institution or facility; and

(7) any other information that the Department of Corrections deems necessary to provide the committed person in order for the committed person to reenter the community and avoid recidivism.

The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.

(g) In order to determine how many persons released from incarceration in the Department obtained permanent Illinois Identification Cards, the Department shall track and issue an annual report to the Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly detailing the number of birth certificates obtained for persons while in its custody, the number of social security cards obtained for persons while in its custody, and the number of verification forms issued to persons in its custody within 30 days of a person's release from custody. The report shall include comparable data from the previous calendar year and shall reflect any increases or decreases. The Department shall publish the reports on its website.

(Source: P.A. 101-351, eff. 1-1-20; 101-442, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-606, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-15-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-15-2)

Sec. 3-15-2. Standards and Assistance to Local Jails and Detention and Shelter Care Facilities.

(a) The Department of Corrections shall establish for the operation of county and municipal jails and houses of correction, minimum standards for the physical condition of such institutions and for the treatment of inmates with respect to their health and safety and the security of the community.

The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish for the operation of county juvenile detention and shelter care facilities established pursuant to the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act, minimum standards for the physical condition of such institutions and for the treatment of juveniles with respect to their health and safety and the security of the community.

Such standards shall not apply to county shelter care facilities which were in operation prior to January 1, 1980. Such standards shall not seek to mandate minimum floor space requirements for each inmate housed in cells and detention rooms in county and municipal jails and houses of correction. However, no more than two inmates may be housed in a single cell or detention room.

When an inmate is tested for an airborne communicable disease, as determined by the Illinois Department of Public Health including but not limited to tuberculosis, the results of the test shall be personally delivered by the warden or his or her designee in a sealed envelope to the judge of the court in which the inmate must appear for the judge's inspection in camera if requested by the judge. Acting in accordance with the best interests of those in the courtroom, the judge shall have the discretion to determine what if any precautions need to be taken to prevent transmission of the disease in the courtroom.

(b) At least once each year, the Department of Corrections may inspect each adult facility for compliance with the standards established and the results of such inspection shall be made available by the Department for public inspection. At least once each year, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall inspect each county juvenile detention and shelter care facility for compliance with the standards established, and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall make the results of such inspections available for public inspection. If any detention, shelter care or correctional facility does not comply with the standards established, the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, shall give notice to the county board and the sheriff or the corporate authorities of the municipality, as the case may be, of such noncompliance, specifying the particular standards that have not been met by such facility. If the facility is not in compliance with such standards when six months have elapsed from the giving of such notice, the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, may petition the appropriate court for an order requiring such facility to comply with the standards established by the Department or for other appropriate relief.

(c) The Department of Corrections may provide consultation services for the design, construction, programs and administration of correctional facilities and services for adults operated by counties and municipalities and may make studies and surveys of the programs and the administration of such facilities. Personnel of the Department shall be admitted to these facilities as required for such purposes. The Department may develop and administer programs of grants-in-aid for correctional services in cooperation with local agencies. The Department may provide courses of training for the personnel of such institutions and conduct pilot projects in the institutions.

(c-5) The Department of Juvenile Justice may provide consultation services for the design, construction, programs, and administration of detention and shelter care services for children operated by counties and municipalities and may make studies and surveys of the programs and the administration of such facilities. Personnel of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be admitted to these facilities as required for such purposes. The Department of Juvenile Justice may develop and administer programs of grants-in-aid for juvenile correctional services in cooperation with local agencies. The Department of Juvenile Justice may provide courses of training for the personnel of such institutions and conduct pilot projects in the institutions.

(d) The Department is authorized to issue reimbursement grants for counties, municipalities or public building commissions for the purpose of meeting minimum correctional facilities standards set by the Department under this Section. Grants may be issued only for projects that were completed after July 1, 1980 and initiated prior to January 1, 1987.

(1) Grants for regional correctional facilities shall not exceed 90% of the project costs or $7,000,000, whichever is less.

(2) Grants for correctional facilities by a single county, municipality or public building commission shall not exceed 75% of the proposed project costs or $4,000,000, whichever is less.

(3) As used in this subsection (d), "project" means only that part of a facility that is constructed for jail, correctional or detention purposes and does not include other areas of multi-purpose buildings.

Construction or renovation grants are authorized to be issued by the Capital Development Board from capital development bond funds after application by a county or counties, municipality or municipalities or public building commission or commissions and approval of a construction or renovation grant by the Department for projects initiated after January 1, 1987.

(e) The Department of Corrections shall adopt standards for county jails to hold juveniles on a temporary basis, as provided in Section 5-410 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. These standards shall include monitoring, educational, recreational, and disciplinary standards as well as access to medical services, crisis intervention, mental health services, suicide prevention, health care, nutritional needs, and visitation rights. The Department of Corrections shall also notify any county applying to hold juveniles in a county jail of the standards for juvenile detention under Section 5-410 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

(f) The report of a death of a person to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority under the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act that occurs while the person is in the custody of a county juvenile detention or shelter care facility shall be transmitted to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The report of a death of a person under the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act that occurs while the person is in the custody of a county or municipal jail or house of correction shall be transmitted to the Department of Corrections. The report of those deaths as provided in this subsection (f) shall be the only report of those deaths that is required to be reported by the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

(Source: P.A. 98-685, eff. 1-1-15.)