Section 701.170  Employment of Detainees

Assigning detainees to perform one or more of a variety of jobs is acceptable, especially within the areas of housekeeping and maintenance, except that such assignment shall not:

a)         Violate any personal right or jail standard;

b)         Be hazardous or potentially dangerous to a detainee's life, limb, health, or state of well-being;

c)         Conflict with any law or ordinance, with standards of any regulatory agency, or with terms and agreements in a recognized trade union contract; or

d)         Endanger jail security or violate security classification or assignment policies.

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