093_HB1872

 
                                     LRB093 06037 RLC 06140 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to criminal law.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
 5    changing Section 3-8-8 as follows:

 6        (730 ILCS 5/3-8-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8)
 7        Sec. 3-8-8. Grievances.
 8        (a)  The Director shall establish  procedures  to  review
 9    the   grievances  of  committed  persons.  The  Director  may
10    establish one or more administrative review boards within the
11    Department to review grievances. A committed  person's  right
12    to  file  grievances  shall not be restricted. The procedures
13    Such procedure shall provide for the review of grievances  by
14    a person or persons other than the person or persons directly
15    responsible  for  the conditions or actions against which the
16    grievance is made.
17        (b)  Such procedures shall provide that a record of  such
18    grievance  and  any decision made with respect to it shall be
19    preserved for a period of one year.
20        (c)  Such procedures shall  allow  committed  persons  to
21    communicate  grievances  directly  to  the  Director  or some
22    person designated by the Director outside of the  institution
23    or facility where the person is confined.
24        (d)  All  committed  persons  shall  be  informed  of the
25    grievance procedures established by the Department  and  they
26    shall be available to all committed persons.
27        (e)  Discipline  shall  not  be imposed because of use of
28    the grievance procedure.
29    (Source: P.A. 77-2097.)