Section 701.250  Commissary

a)         Each jail shall establish and maintain a commissary system to provide detainees with approved items that are not supplied by the jail.

b)         No member of the staff shall gain personal profit, directly or indirectly, as a result of the commissary system.

c)         Prices charged detainees shall not exceed those for the same articles sold in local community stores nor shall the prices charged for postal supplies exceed those for the same articles sold at local post offices.

d)         Commissary shall be provided on a regularly scheduled basis and not less than once weekly.

e)         Commissary purchases must be reflected by a debit entry on the detainee's cash account.  Entry must be initialed by the detainee or a receipt must be issued.

f)          All profits from the commissary shall be used for detainee welfare, and such monies shall be subject to audit.

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 3835, effective April 1, 1997)