101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0409

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-15-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-15-2

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning standards and assistance to local jails and detention and shelter care facilities.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-15-2 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-15-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-15-2)
7    Sec. 3-15-2. Standards and Assistance to Local Jails and
8Detention and Shelter Care Facilities.
9    (a) The The Department of Corrections shall establish for
10the operation of county and municipal jails and houses of
11correction, minimum standards for the physical condition of
12such institutions and for the treatment of inmates with respect
13to their health and safety and the security of the community.
14    The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish for the
15operation of county juvenile detention and shelter care
16facilities established pursuant to the County Shelter Care and
17Detention Home Act, minimum standards for the physical
18condition of such institutions and for the treatment of
19juveniles with respect to their health and safety and the
20security of the community.
21    Such standards shall not apply to county shelter care
22facilities which were in operation prior to January 1, 1980.
23Such standards shall not seek to mandate minimum floor space

 

 

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1requirements for each inmate housed in cells and detention
2rooms in county and municipal jails and houses of correction.
3However, no more than two inmates may be housed in a single
4cell or detention room.
5    When an inmate is tested for an airborne communicable
6disease, as determined by the Illinois Department of Public
7Health including but not limited to tuberculosis, the results
8of the test shall be personally delivered by the warden or his
9or her designee in a sealed envelope to the judge of the court
10in which the inmate must appear for the judge's inspection in
11camera if requested by the judge. Acting in accordance with the
12best interests of those in the courtroom, the judge shall have
13the discretion to determine what if any precautions need to be
14taken to prevent transmission of the disease in the courtroom.
15    (b) At least once each year, the Department of Corrections
16may inspect each adult facility for compliance with the
17standards established and the results of such inspection shall
18be made available by the Department for public inspection. At
19least once each year, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall
20inspect each county juvenile detention and shelter care
21facility for compliance with the standards established, and the
22Department of Juvenile Justice shall make the results of such
23inspections available for public inspection. If any detention,
24shelter care or correctional facility does not comply with the
25standards established, the Director of Corrections or the
26Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, shall give

 

 

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1notice to the county board and the sheriff or the corporate
2authorities of the municipality, as the case may be, of such
3noncompliance, specifying the particular standards that have
4not been met by such facility. If the facility is not in
5compliance with such standards when six months have elapsed
6from the giving of such notice, the Director of Corrections or
7the Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, may
8petition the appropriate court for an order requiring such
9facility to comply with the standards established by the
10Department or for other appropriate relief.
11    (c) The Department of Corrections may provide consultation
12services for the design, construction, programs and
13administration of correctional facilities and services for
14adults operated by counties and municipalities and may make
15studies and surveys of the programs and the administration of
16such facilities. Personnel of the Department shall be admitted
17to these facilities as required for such purposes. The
18Department may develop and administer programs of
19grants-in-aid for correctional services in cooperation with
20local agencies. The Department may provide courses of training
21for the personnel of such institutions and conduct pilot
22projects in the institutions.
23    (c-5) The Department of Juvenile Justice may provide
24consultation services for the design, construction, programs,
25and administration of detention and shelter care services for
26children operated by counties and municipalities and may make

 

 

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1studies and surveys of the programs and the administration of
2such facilities. Personnel of the Department of Juvenile
3Justice shall be admitted to these facilities as required for
4such purposes. The Department of Juvenile Justice may develop
5and administer programs of grants-in-aid for juvenile
6correctional services in cooperation with local agencies. The
7Department of Juvenile Justice may provide courses of training
8for the personnel of such institutions and conduct pilot
9projects in the institutions.
10    (d) The Department is authorized to issue reimbursement
11grants for counties, municipalities or public building
12commissions for the purpose of meeting minimum correctional
13facilities standards set by the Department under this Section.
14Grants may be issued only for projects that were completed
15after July 1, 1980 and initiated prior to January 1, 1987.
16        (1) Grants for regional correctional facilities shall
17    not exceed 90% of the project costs or $7,000,000,
18    whichever is less.
19        (2) Grants for correctional facilities by a single
20    county, municipality or public building commission shall
21    not exceed 75% of the proposed project costs or $4,000,000,
22    whichever is less.
23        (3) As used in this subsection (d), "project" means
24    only that part of a facility that is constructed for jail,
25    correctional or detention purposes and does not include
26    other areas of multi-purpose buildings.

 

 

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1    Construction or renovation grants are authorized to be
2issued by the Capital Development Board from capital
3development bond funds after application by a county or
4counties, municipality or municipalities or public building
5commission or commissions and approval of a construction or
6renovation grant by the Department for projects initiated after
7January 1, 1987.
8    (e) The Department of Corrections shall adopt standards for
9county jails to hold juveniles on a temporary basis, as
10provided in Section 5-410 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
11These standards shall include monitoring, educational,
12recreational, and disciplinary standards as well as access to
13medical services, crisis intervention, mental health services,
14suicide prevention, health care, nutritional needs, and
15visitation rights. The Department of Corrections shall also
16notify any county applying to hold juveniles in a county jail
17of the standards for juvenile detention under Section 5-410 of
18the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
19(Source: P.A. 98-685, eff. 1-1-15.)