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730 ILCS 125/17.8

    (730 ILCS 125/17.8)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-745)
    Sec. 17.8. Prisoner post-partum recovery requirements. The sheriff shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by a prisoner:
        (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the

prisoner, unless a medical professional determines doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the prisoner or infant; and

(2) the prisoner has access to any nutritional or

hygiene-related products necessary to care for the infant, including diapers.

(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)

    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-745)
    Sec. 17.8. Committed person postpartum recovery requirements. The sheriff shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by a committed person:
        (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the

committed person, unless a medical professional determines doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the committed person or infant; and

(2) the committed person has access to any

nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care for the infant, including diapers.

(Source: P.A. 103-745, eff. 1-1-25.)