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1    AN ACT concerning corrections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5amended by changing Section 5-335 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 5/5-335)  (was 20 ILCS 5/9.11a)
7    Sec. 5-335. In the Department of Corrections. The Director
8of Corrections shall receive an annual salary as set by the
9Compensation Review Board.
10    The Assistant Director of Corrections Corrections - Adult
11Division shall receive an annual salary as set by the
12Compensation Review Board for the Assistant Director of
13Corrections-Adult Division.
14(Source: P.A. 96-800, eff. 10-30-09.)
 
15    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
16changing Section 1-7 as follows:
 
17    (705 ILCS 405/1-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-7)
18    Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of law enforcement records.
19    (A) Inspection and copying of law enforcement records
20maintained by law enforcement agencies that relate to a minor
21who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or her

 

 

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117th birthday shall be restricted to the following:
2        (1) Any local, State or federal law enforcement
3    officers of any jurisdiction or agency when necessary for
4    the discharge of their official duties during the
5    investigation or prosecution of a crime or relating to a
6    minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has
7    been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the
8    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
9    activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary
10    for the discharge of its official duties in connection with
11    a particular investigation of the conduct of a law
12    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
13    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
14    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
15    law enforcement officers. For purposes of this Section,
16    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
17    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
18    Prevention Act.
19        (2) Prosecutors, probation officers, social workers,
20    or other individuals assigned by the court to conduct a
21    pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and
22    individuals responsible for supervising or providing
23    temporary or permanent care and custody for minors pursuant
24    to the order of the juvenile court, when essential to
25    performing their responsibilities.
26        (3) Prosecutors and probation officers:

 

 

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1            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
2        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
3        under Section 5-805; or
4            (b) when institution of criminal proceedings has
5        been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and such
6        minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the
7        amount of bail; or
8            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
9        or required under Section 5-805 and such minor is the
10        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
11        investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
12        application for probation.
13        (4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
14        (5) Authorized military personnel.
15        (6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
16    permission of the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court and
17    the chief executive of the respective law enforcement
18    agency; provided that publication of such research results
19    in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects the
20    confidentiality of the minor's record.
21        (7) Department of Children and Family Services child
22    protection investigators acting in their official
23    capacity.
24        (8) The appropriate school official. Inspection and
25    copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
26    transmitted to the appropriate school official by a local

 

 

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1    law enforcement agency under a reciprocal reporting system
2    established and maintained between the school district and
3    the local law enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of
4    the School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
5    within the school district who has been arrested or taken
6    into custody for any of the following offenses:
7            (i) unlawful use of weapons under Section 24-1 of
8        the Criminal Code of 1961;
9            (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
10        Substances Act;
11            (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
12            (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of
13        the Criminal Code of 1961; or
14            (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
15        Community Protection Act.
16        (9) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
17    Illinois Department of Corrections or the Department of
18    Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating,
19    prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual
20    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
21    Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of
22    juvenile law enforcement records or the respondent to a
23    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
24    Commitment Act who is the subject of the juvenile law
25    enforcement records sought. Any records and any
26    information obtained from those records under this

 

 

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1    paragraph (9) may be used only in sexually violent persons
2    commitment proceedings.
3    (B) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law
4    enforcement officer or other person or agency may knowingly
5    transmit to the Department of Corrections, Adult Division
6    or the Department of State Police or to the Federal Bureau
7    of Investigation any fingerprint or photograph relating to
8    a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before
9    his or her 17th birthday, unless the court in proceedings
10    under this Act authorizes the transmission or enters an
11    order under Section 5-805 permitting or requiring the
12    institution of criminal proceedings.
13        (2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or
14    agencies shall transmit to the Department of State Police
15    copies of fingerprints and descriptions of all minors who
16    have been arrested or taken into custody before their 17th
17    birthday for the offense of unlawful use of weapons under
18    Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961, a Class X or Class
19    1 felony, a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of
20    the Criminal Code of 1961, or a Class 2 or greater felony
21    under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled
22    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
23    Protection Act, or Chapter 4 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
24    pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act.
25    Information reported to the Department pursuant to this
26    Section may be maintained with records that the Department

 

 

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1    files pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Criminal
2    Identification Act. Nothing in this Act prohibits a law
3    enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken into
4    custody or arrested before his or her 17th birthday for an
5    offense other than those listed in this paragraph (2).
6    (C) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
7independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
8of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
9of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 17
10years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
11arrests and may not be open to public inspection or their
12contents disclosed to the public except by order of the court
13presiding over matters pursuant to this Act or when the
14institution of criminal proceedings has been permitted or
15required under Section 5-805 or such a person has been
16convicted of a crime and is the subject of pre-sentence
17investigation or proceedings on an application for probation or
18when provided by law. For purposes of obtaining documents
19pursuant to this Section, a civil subpoena is not an order of
20the court.
21        (1) In cases where the law enforcement, or independent
22    agency, records concern a pending juvenile court case, the
23    party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual
24    notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor
25    whose records are sought.
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1    case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
2    inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the
3    minor or the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the
4    matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over
5    matters pursuant to this Act.
6        (3) In determining whether the records should be
7    available for inspection, the court shall consider the
8    minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation
9    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
10    information. Any records obtained in violation of this
11    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
12    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
13    subsequently holding public office or securing employment,
14    or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right,
15    privilege, or right to receive any license granted by
16    public authority.
17    (D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section
18shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure to victims and
19witnesses of photographs contained in the records of law
20enforcement agencies when the inspection and disclosure is
21conducted in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the
22purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
23subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation
24or prosecution of any crime.
25    (E) Law enforcement officers, and personnel of an
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1of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
2of law enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of
3any minor in releasing information to the general public as to
4the arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving
5a minor.
6    (F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
7enforcement agencies from communicating with each other by
8letter, memorandum, teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or
9other means the identity or other relevant information
10pertaining to a person under 17 years of age if there are
11reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and
12present danger to the safety of the public or law enforcement
13officers. The information provided under this subsection (F)
14shall remain confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed,
15except as otherwise allowed by law.
16    (G) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the right of a
17Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
18county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
19an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
20correctional institution, or fire department from obtaining
21and examining the records of any law enforcement agency
22relating to any record of the applicant having been arrested or
23taken into custody before the applicant's 17th birthday.
24(Source: P.A. 95-123, eff. 8-13-07; 96-419, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
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1changing Sections 3-2-5, 3-2-9, 3-3-4, 3-4-3, 3-5-3.1, 3-6-4,
23-8-7, 3-10-7, and 3-13-4 as follows:
 
3    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-5)
4    Sec. 3-2-5. Organization of the Department of Corrections
5and the Department of Juvenile Justice.
6    (a) There shall be a an Adult Division within the
7Department of Corrections which shall be administered by a
8Director and an Assistant Director appointed by the Governor
9under The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Assistant
10Director shall be under the direction of the Director. The
11Department of Corrections Adult Division shall be responsible
12for all persons committed or transferred to the Department
13under Sections 3-10-7 or 5-8-6 of this Code.
14    (b) There shall be a Department of Juvenile Justice which
15shall be administered by a Director appointed by the Governor
16under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Department
17of Juvenile Justice shall be responsible for all persons under
1817 years of age when sentenced to imprisonment and committed to
19the Department under subsection (c) of Section 5-8-6 of this
20Code, Section 5-10 of the Juvenile Court Act, or Section 5-750
21of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Persons under 17 years of
22age committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to
23this Code shall be sight and sound separate from adult
24offenders committed to the Department of Corrections.
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1under the supervision of the Director. The unit shall be
2specifically designed to gather information regarding the
3inmate gang population, monitor the activities of gangs, and
4prevent the furtherance of gang activities through the
5development and implementation of policies aimed at deterring
6gang activity. The Director shall appoint a Corrections
7Intelligence Coordinator.
8    All information collected and maintained by the unit shall
9be highly confidential, and access to that information shall be
10restricted by the Department. The information shall be used to
11control and limit the activities of gangs within correctional
12institutions under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department
13of Corrections and may be shared with other law enforcement
14agencies in order to curb gang activities outside of
15correctional institutions under the jurisdiction of the
16Department and to assist in the investigations and prosecutions
17of gang activity. The Department shall establish and promulgate
18rules governing the release of information to outside law
19enforcement agencies. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the
20information, the information is exempt from requests for
21disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act as the
22information contained is highly confidential and may be harmful
23if disclosed.
24    The Department shall file an annual report with the General
25Assembly on the profile of the inmate population associated
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1institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department, and an
2overall status of the unit as it relates to its function and
3performance.
4(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
5    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-9)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-9)
6    Sec. 3-2-9. Each fiscal year, the Department shall prepare
7and submit to the clerk of the circuit court a financial impact
8statement that includes the estimated annual and monthly cost
9of incarcerating an individual in a Department facility and the
10estimated construction cost per bed. The estimated annual cost
11of incarcerating an individual in a Department facility shall
12be derived by taking the annual expenditures of Department of
13Corrections Adult Division facilities and all administrative
14costs and dividing the sum of these factors by the average
15annual inmate population of the facilities. All statements
16shall be made available to the public for inspection and
17copying.
18(Source: P.A. 87-417.)
 
19    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-4)
20    Sec. 3-3-4. Preparation for Parole Hearing.
21    (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall consider the parole of
22each eligible person committed to the Department of Corrections
23Adult Division at least 30 days prior to the date he shall
24first become eligible for parole, and shall consider the parole

 

 

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1of each person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice
2as a delinquent at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the
3first year of confinement.
4    (b) A person eligible for parole shall, no less than 15
5days in advance of his parole interview, prepare a parole plan
6in accordance with the rules of the Prisoner Review Board. The
7person shall be assisted in preparing his parole plan by
8personnel of the Department of Corrections, or the Department
9of Juvenile Justice in the case of a person committed to that
10Department, and may, for this purpose, be released on furlough
11under Article 11 or on authorized absence under Section 3-9-4.
12The appropriate Department shall also provide assistance in
13obtaining information and records helpful to the individual for
14his parole hearing. If the person eligible for parole has a
15petition or any written submissions prepared on his or her
16behalf by an attorney or other representative, the attorney or
17representative for the person eligible for parole must serve by
18certified mail the State's Attorney of the county where he or
19she was prosecuted with the petition or any written submissions
2015 days after his or her parole interview. The State's Attorney
21shall provide the attorney for the person eligible for parole
22with a copy of his or her letter in opposition to parole via
23certified mail within 5 business days of the en banc hearing.
24    (c) Any member of the Board shall have access at all
25reasonable times to any committed person and to his master
26record file within the Department, and the Department shall

 

 

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1furnish such a report to the Board concerning the conduct and
2character of any such person prior to his or her parole
3interview.
4    (d) In making its determination of parole, the Board shall
5consider:
6        (1) material transmitted to the Department of Juvenile
7    Justice by the clerk of the committing court under Section
8    5-4-1 or Section 5-10 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section
9    5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
10        (2) the report under Section 3-8-2 or 3-10-2;
11        (3) a report by the Department and any report by the
12    chief administrative officer of the institution or
13    facility;
14        (4) a parole progress report;
15        (5) a medical and psychological report, if requested by
16    the Board;
17        (6) material in writing, or on film, video tape or
18    other electronic means in the form of a recording submitted
19    by the person whose parole is being considered; and
20        (7) material in writing, or on film, video tape or
21    other electronic means in the form of a recording or
22    testimony submitted by the State's Attorney and the victim
23    or a concerned citizen pursuant to the Rights of Crime
24    Victims and Witnesses Act.
25    (e) The prosecuting State's Attorney's office shall
26receive from the Board reasonable written notice not less than

 

 

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130 days prior to the parole interview and may submit relevant
2information by oral argument or testimony of victims and
3concerned citizens, or both, in writing, or on film, video tape
4or other electronic means or in the form of a recording to the
5Board for its consideration. Upon written request of the
6State's Attorney's office, the Prisoner Review Board shall hear
7protests to parole, except in counties of 1,500,000 or more
8inhabitants where there shall be standing objections to all
9such petitions. If a State's Attorney who represents a county
10of less than 1,500,000 inhabitants requests a protest hearing,
11the inmate's counsel or other representative shall also receive
12notice of such request. This hearing shall take place the month
13following the inmate's parole interview. If the inmate's parole
14interview is rescheduled then the Prisoner Review Board shall
15promptly notify the State's Attorney of the new date. The
16person eligible for parole shall be heard at the next scheduled
17en banc hearing date. If the case is to be continued, the
18State's Attorney's office and the attorney or representative
19for the person eligible for parole will be notified of any
20continuance within 5 business days. The State's Attorney may
21waive the written notice.
22    (f) The victim of the violent crime for which the prisoner
23has been sentenced shall receive notice of a parole hearing as
24provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Section 4.5 of
25the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
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1subsection (d)(6), (d)(7) or (e) of this Section shall be in
2the form designated by the Board. Such recording shall be both
3visual and aural. Every voice on the recording and person
4present shall be identified and the recording shall contain
5either a visual or aural statement of the person submitting
6such recording, the date of the recording and the name of the
7person whose parole eligibility is being considered. Such
8recordings shall be retained by the Board and shall be deemed
9to be submitted at any subsequent parole hearing if the victim
10or State's Attorney submits in writing a declaration clearly
11identifying such recording as representing the present
12position of the victim or State's Attorney regarding the issues
13to be considered at the parole hearing.
14    (h) The Board shall not release any material to the inmate,
15the inmate's attorney, any third party, or any other person
16containing any information from the victim or from a person
17related to the victim by blood, adoption, or marriage who has
18written objections, testified at any hearing, or submitted
19audio or visual objections to the inmate's parole, unless
20provided with a waiver from that objecting party.
21(Source: P.A. 96-875, eff. 1-22-10; 97-523, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
22    (730 ILCS 5/3-4-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-4-3)
23    Sec. 3-4-3. Funds and Property of Persons Committed.
24    (a) The Department of Corrections and the Department of
25Juvenile Justice shall establish accounting records with

 

 

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1accounts for each person who has or receives money while in an
2institution or facility of that Department and it shall allow
3the withdrawal and disbursement of money by the person under
4rules and regulations of that Department. Any interest or other
5income from moneys deposited with the Department by a resident
6of the Department of Juvenile Justice in excess of $200 shall
7accrue to the individual's account, or in balances up to $200
8shall accrue to the Residents' Benefit Fund. For an individual
9in an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections
10Adult Division the interest shall accrue to the Residents'
11Benefit Fund. The Department shall disburse all moneys so held
12no later than the person's final discharge from the Department.
13Moneys in the account of a committed person who files a lawsuit
14determined frivolous under Article XXII of the Code of Civil
15Procedure shall be deducted to pay for the filing fees and cost
16of the suit as provided in that Article. The Department shall
17under rules and regulations record and receipt all personal
18property not allowed to committed persons. The Department shall
19return such property to the individual no later than the
20person's release on parole.
21    (b) Any money held in accounts of committed persons
22separated from the Department by death, discharge, or
23unauthorized absence and unclaimed for a period of 1 year
24thereafter by the person or his legal representative shall be
25transmitted to the State Treasurer who shall deposit it into
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1persons so separated may be sold or used by the Department if
2unclaimed for a period of 1 year for the same purpose.
3Clothing, if unclaimed within 30 days, may be used or disposed
4of as determined by the Department.
5    (c) Forty percent of the profits on sales from commissary
6stores shall be expended by the Department for the special
7benefit of committed persons which shall include but not be
8limited to the advancement of inmate payrolls, for the special
9benefit of employees, and for the advancement or reimbursement
10of employee travel, provided that amounts expended for
11employees shall not exceed the amount of profits derived from
12sales made to employees by such commissaries, as determined by
13the Department. The remainder of the profits from sales from
14commissary stores must be used first to pay for wages and
15benefits of employees covered under a collective bargaining
16agreement who are employed at commissary facilities of the
17Department and then to pay the costs of dietary staff.
18    (d) The Department shall confiscate any unauthorized
19currency found in the possession of a committed person. The
20Department shall transmit the confiscated currency to the State
21Treasurer who shall deposit it into the General Revenue Fund.
22(Source: P.A. 93-607, eff. 1-1-04; 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
23    (730 ILCS 5/3-5-3.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-5-3.1)
24    Sec. 3-5-3.1. As used in this Section, "facility" includes
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1Corrections and any facility of the Department of Juvenile
2Justice.
3    The Department of Corrections and the Department of
4Juvenile Justice shall each, by January 1st, April 1st, July
51st, and October 1st of each year, transmit to the General
6Assembly, a report which shall include the following
7information reflecting the period ending fifteen days prior to
8the submission of the report: 1) the number of residents in all
9Department facilities indicating the number of residents in
10each listed facility; 2) a classification of each facility's
11residents by the nature of the offense for which each resident
12was committed to the Department; 3) the number of residents in
13maximum, medium, and minimum security facilities indicating
14the classification of each facility's residents by the nature
15of the offense for which each resident was committed to the
16Department; 4) the educational and vocational programs
17provided at each facility and the number of residents
18participating in each such program; 5) the present capacity
19levels in each facility; 6) the projected capacity of each
20facility six months and one year following each reporting date;
217) the ratio of the security guards to residents in each
22facility; 8) the ratio of total employees to residents in each
23facility; 9) the number of residents in each facility that are
24single-celled and the number in each facility that are
25double-celled; 10) information indicating the distribution of
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1resident; 11) a status of all capital projects currently funded
2by the Department, location of each capital project, the
3projected on-line dates for each capital project, including
4phase-in dates and full occupancy dates; 12) the projected
5adult prison facility populations in respect to the Department
6of Corrections and the projected juvenile facility population
7with respect to the Department of Juvenile Justice for each of
8the succeeding twelve months following each reporting date,
9indicating all assumptions built into such population
10estimates; 13) the projected exits and projected admissions in
11each facility for each of the succeeding twelve months
12following each reporting date, indicating all assumptions
13built into such population estimate; and 14) the locations of
14all Department-operated or contractually operated community
15correctional centers, including the present capacity and
16population levels at each facility.
17(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
18    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-4)
19    Sec. 3-6-4. Enforcement of Discipline - Escape.
20    (a) A committed person who escapes or attempts to escape
21from an institution or facility of the Department of
22Corrections Adult Division, or escapes or attempts to escape
23while in the custody of an employee of the Department of
24Corrections Adult Division, or holds or participates in the
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1violence, or while participating in any disturbance,
2demonstration or riot, causes, directs or participates in the
3destruction of any property is guilty of a Class 2 felony. A
4committed person who fails to return from furlough or from work
5and day release is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
6    (b) If one or more committed persons injures or attempts to
7injure in a violent manner any employee, officer, guard, other
8peace officer or any other committed person or damages or
9attempts to damage any building or workshop, or any
10appurtenances thereof, or attempts to escape, or disobeys or
11resists any lawful command, the employees, officers, guards and
12other peace officers shall use all suitable means to defend
13themselves, to enforce the observance of discipline, to secure
14the persons of the offenders, and prevent such attempted
15violence or escape; and said employees, officers, guards, or
16other peace officers, or any of them, shall, in the attempt to
17prevent the escape of any such person, or in attempting to
18retake any such person who has escaped, or in attempting to
19prevent or suppress violence by a committed person against
20another person, a riot, revolt, mutiny or insurrection, be
21justified in the use of force, including force likely to cause
22death or great bodily harm under Section 7-8 of the Criminal
23Code of 1961 which he reasonably believed necessary.
24    As used in this Section, "committed person" includes a
25person held in detention in a secure facility or committed as a
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1Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act; and "peace officer"
2means any officer or member of any duly organized State, county
3or municipal police unit or police force.
4    (c) The Department shall establish procedures to provide
5immediate notification of the escape of any person, as defined
6in subsection (a) of this Section, to the persons specified in
7subsection (c) of Section 3-14-1 of this Code.
8(Source: P.A. 90-793, eff. 8-14-98; 91-695, eff. 4-13-00.)
 
9    (730 ILCS 5/3-8-7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-7)
10    Sec. 3-8-7. Disciplinary Procedures.)
11    (a) All disciplinary action shall be consistent with this
12Chapter. Rules of behavior and conduct, the penalties for
13violation thereof, and the disciplinary procedure by which such
14penalties may be imposed shall be available to committed
15persons.
16    (b)  (1) Corporal punishment and disciplinary restrictions
17    on diet, medical or sanitary facilities, mail or access to
18    legal materials are prohibited.
19        (2) (Blank).
20        (3) (Blank).
21    (c) Review of disciplinary action imposed under this
22Section shall be provided by means of the grievance procedure
23under Section 3-8-8. The Department shall provide a disciplined
24person with a review of his or her disciplinary action in a
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1    (d) All institutions and facilities of the Department of
2Corrections Adult Division shall establish, subject to the
3approval of the Director, procedures for hearing disciplinary
4cases except those that may involve the imposition of
5disciplinary segregation and isolation; the loss of good time
6credit under Section 3-6-3 or eligibility to earn good time
7credit.
8    (e) In disciplinary cases which may involve the imposition
9of disciplinary segregation and isolation, the loss of good
10time credit or eligibility to earn good time credit, the
11Director shall establish disciplinary procedures consistent
12with the following principles:
13        (1) Any person or persons who initiate a disciplinary
14    charge against a person shall not determine the disposition
15    of the charge. The Director may establish one or more
16    disciplinary boards to hear and determine charges.
17        (2) Any committed person charged with a violation of
18    Department rules of behavior shall be given notice of the
19    charge including a statement of the misconduct alleged and
20    of the rules this conduct is alleged to violate.
21        (3) Any person charged with a violation of rules is
22    entitled to a hearing on that charge at which time he shall
23    have an opportunity to appear before and address the person
24    or persons deciding the charge.
25        (4) The person or persons determining the disposition
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1    other persons with relevant knowledge of the incident.
2        (5) If the charge is sustained, the person charged is
3    entitled to a written statement of the decision by the
4    persons determining the disposition of the charge which
5    shall include the basis for the decision and the
6    disciplinary action, if any, to be imposed.
7        (6) (Blank).
8(Source: P.A. 93-272, eff. 7-22-03.)
 
9    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-7)
10    Sec. 3-10-7. Interdivisional Transfers.
11    (a) In any case where a minor was originally prosecuted
12under the provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961, as amended,
13and sentenced under the provisions of this Act pursuant to
14Section 2-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 5-805 of the
15Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and committed to the Department of
16Juvenile Justice under Section 5-8-6, the Department of
17Juvenile Justice shall, within 30 days of the date that the
18minor reaches the age of 17, send formal notification to the
19sentencing court and the State's Attorney of the county from
20which the minor was sentenced indicating the day upon which the
21minor offender will achieve the age of 17. Within 90 days of
22receipt of that notice, the sentencing court shall conduct a
23hearing, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this
24Section to determine whether or not the minor shall continue to
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1or be transferred to the Adult Division of the Department of
2Corrections.
3    The minor shall be served with notice of the date of the
4hearing, shall be present at the hearing, and has the right to
5counsel at the hearing. The minor, with the consent of his or
6her counsel or guardian may waive his presence at hearing.
7    (b) Unless sooner paroled under Section 3-3-3, the
8confinement of a minor person committed for an indeterminate
9sentence in a criminal proceeding shall terminate at the
10expiration of the maximum term of imprisonment, and he shall
11thereupon be released to serve a period of parole under Section
125-8-1, but if the maximum term of imprisonment does not expire
13until after his 21st birthday, he shall continue to be subject
14to the control and custody of the Department of Juvenile
15Justice, and on his 21st birthday, he shall be transferred to
16the Adult Division of the Department of Corrections. If such
17person is on parole on his 21st birthday, his parole
18supervision may be transferred to the Adult Division of the
19Department of Corrections.
20    (c) Any interdivisional transfer hearing conducted
21pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall consider all
22available information which may bear upon the issue of
23transfer. All evidence helpful to the court in determining the
24question of transfer, including oral and written reports
25containing hearsay, may be relied upon to the extent of its
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1an adjudicatory hearing. The court shall consider, along with
2any other relevant matter, the following:
3        1. The nature of the offense for which the minor was
4    found guilty and the length of the sentence the minor has
5    to serve and the record and previous history of the minor.
6        2. The record of the minor's adjustment within the
7    Department of Juvenile Justice, including, but not limited
8    to, reports from the minor's counselor, any escapes,
9    attempted escapes or violent or disruptive conduct on the
10    part of the minor, any tickets received by the minor,
11    summaries of classes attended by the minor, and any record
12    of work performed by the minor while in the institution.
13        3. The relative maturity of the minor based upon the
14    physical, psychological and emotional development of the
15    minor.
16        4. The record of the rehabilitative progress of the
17    minor and an assessment of the vocational potential of the
18    minor.
19        5. An assessment of the necessity for transfer of the
20    minor, including, but not limited to, the availability of
21    space within the Department of Corrections, the
22    disciplinary and security problem which the minor has
23    presented to the Department of Juvenile Justice and the
24    practicability of maintaining the minor in a juvenile
25    facility, whether resources have been exhausted within the
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1    rehabilitative and vocational programs within the
2    Department of Corrections, and the anticipated ability of
3    the minor to adjust to confinement within an adult
4    institution based upon the minor's physical size and
5    maturity.
6    All relevant factors considered under this subsection need
7not be resolved against the juvenile in order to justify such
8transfer. Access to social records, probation reports or any
9other reports which are considered by the court for the purpose
10of transfer shall be made available to counsel for the juvenile
11at least 30 days prior to the date of the transfer hearing. The
12Sentencing Court, upon granting a transfer order, shall
13accompany such order with a statement of reasons.
14    (d) Whenever the Director of Juvenile Justice or his
15designee determines that the interests of safety, security and
16discipline require the transfer to the Department of
17Corrections of a person 17 years or older who was prosecuted
18under the provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961, as amended,
19and sentenced under the provisions of this Act pursuant to
20Section 2-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 5-805 of the
21Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and committed to the Department of
22Juvenile Justice under Section 5-8-6, the Director or his
23designee may authorize the emergency transfer of such person,
24unless the transfer of the person is governed by subsection (e)
25of this Section. The sentencing court shall be provided notice
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1emergency transfer. Upon motion brought within 60 days of the
2emergency transfer by the sentencing court or any party, the
3sentencing court may conduct a hearing pursuant to the
4provisions of subsection (c) of this Section in order to
5determine whether the person shall remain confined in the
6Department of Corrections.
7    (e) The Director of Juvenile Justice or his designee may
8authorize the permanent transfer to the Department of
9Corrections of any person 18 years or older who was prosecuted
10under the provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961, as amended,
11and sentenced under the provisions of this Act pursuant to
12Section 2-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 5-805 of the
13Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and committed to the Department of
14Juvenile Justice under Section 5-8-6 of this Act. The Director
15of Juvenile Justice or his designee shall be governed by the
16following factors in determining whether to authorize the
17permanent transfer of the person to the Department of
18Corrections:
19        1. The nature of the offense for which the person was
20    found guilty and the length of the sentence the person has
21    to serve and the record and previous history of the person.
22        2. The record of the person's adjustment within the
23    Department of Juvenile Justice, including, but not limited
24    to, reports from the person's counselor, any escapes,
25    attempted escapes or violent or disruptive conduct on the
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1    summaries of classes attended by the person, and any record
2    of work performed by the person while in the institution.
3        3. The relative maturity of the person based upon the
4    physical, psychological and emotional development of the
5    person.
6        4. The record of the rehabilitative progress of the
7    person and an assessment of the vocational potential of the
8    person.
9        5. An assessment of the necessity for transfer of the
10    person, including, but not limited to, the availability of
11    space within the Department of Corrections, the
12    disciplinary and security problem which the person has
13    presented to the Department of Juvenile Justice and the
14    practicability of maintaining the person in a juvenile
15    facility, whether resources have been exhausted within the
16    Department of Juvenile Justice, the availability of
17    rehabilitative and vocational programs within the
18    Department of Corrections, and the anticipated ability of
19    the person to adjust to confinement within an adult
20    institution based upon the person's physical size and
21    maturity.
22(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
23    (730 ILCS 5/3-13-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-13-4)
24    Sec. 3-13-4. Rules and Sanctions.) (a) The Department shall
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1written copies of such rules to both the committed person on
2work or day release and to the employer or other person
3responsible for the individual. Such employer or other
4responsible person shall agree to abide by such rules, notify
5the Department of any violation thereof by the individual on
6release status, and notify the Department of the discharge of
7the person from work or other programs.
8    (b) If a committed person violates any rule, the Department
9may impose sanctions appropriate to the violation. The
10Department shall provide sanctions for unauthorized absences
11which shall include prosecution for escape under Section 3-6-4.
12    (c) An order certified by the Director, Assistant Director
13Adult Division, or the Supervisor of the Apprehension Unit, or
14a person duly designated by him or her, with the seal of the
15Department of Corrections attached and directed to all
16sheriffs, coroners, police officers, or to any particular
17persons named in the order shall be sufficient warrant for the
18officer or person named therein to arrest and deliver the
19violator to the proper correctional official. Such order shall
20be executed the same as criminal processes.
21    In the event that a work-releasee is arrested for another
22crime, the sheriff or police officer shall hold the releasee in
23custody until he notifies the nearest Office of Field Services
24or any of the above-named persons designated in this Section to
25certify the particular process or warrant.
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1in a work release facility, the Department of Corrections shall
2provide to the State's Attorney and Sheriff of the county in
3which the work release center is located, relevant identifying
4information concerning the person to be placed in the work
5release facility. Such information shall include, but not be
6limited to, such identifying information as name, age, physical
7description, photograph, the offense, and the sentence for
8which the person is serving time in the Department of
9Corrections, and like information. The Department of
10Corrections shall, in addition, give written notice not less
11than 15 days prior to the placement to the State's Attorney of
12the county from which the offender was originally sentenced.
13(Source: P.A. 83-346.)
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.