Section 460.30  Screening and Placement

a)         Individuals in custody approved by the courts shall, subject to availability of space, be screened for placement in the Program at a reception and classification center or unit in accordance with 20 Ill. Adm. Code 503.Subpart A.  In determining Program approval of eligible individuals in custody, the Department may also consider:

1)         The individual in custody's criminal history, including outstanding warrants or detainers.

2)         Whether the individual in custody has a history of escaping or absconding or attempting to escape or abscond.

3)         Whether the individual in custody's participation in the Program would pose a risk to the safety and security of any person or the facility.

4)         The individual in custody's grade status.

5)         The individual in custody's disciplinary record and institutional adjustment.

6)         The availability of space in the Program.

7)         Whether the individual in custody has any known enemies in the Program.

8)         Whether the individual in custody has or agrees to obtain a suitable host site and a working telephone for placement on electronic monitoring upon successful completion of the Program.

b)         The individual in custody shall be evaluated by a health care provider and mental health professional to determine whether the individual is physically and mentally able to participate in the Program.

c)         The individual in custody shall sign a consent to participate in the Program and to adhere to the terms and conditions of the Program.

d)         If the individual in custody's screening indicates the individual is eligible for acceptance in the Program, the individual in custody may be assigned to a correctional facility until such time as space is available in the Program. In order to remain eligible for acceptance in the Program, the individual in custody must, among other matters, maintain eligibility requirements and a positive disciplinary record and institutional adjustment while awaiting transfer to the Program facility.  Acceptance in the Program shall not be deemed to occur until such time as the individual in custody is admitted to the Program facility.  The individual in custody may grieve a determination that the individual is no longer eligible for acceptance in the Program in accordance with Section 460.90.

e)         Individuals in custody not accepted by the Department for placement in the Program shall be assigned to a correctional facility to serve the sentence imposed by the sentencing court.

f)         The Department shall notify the sentencing court in writing of an individual in custody's acceptance the Program.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 7876, effective May 26, 2023)