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HB4613 Enrolled |
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LRB095 16534 RLC 42565 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Access |
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| to Religious Ministry Act of 2008.
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| Section 5. The County Jail Act is amended by adding Section |
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| 26 as follows: |
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| (730 ILCS 125/26 new) |
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| Sec. 26. Detainees in immigration custody; religious |
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| worker access to jails. |
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| (a) Any county jail in the State of Illinois for which an |
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| intergovernmental agreement has been entered into with United |
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| States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for detention |
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| of immigration-related detainees shall be required to provide |
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| to religious workers reasonable access to such jail. Such |
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| access shall be consistent with the safety, security, and the |
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| orderly operation of the facility. |
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| (b) For purposes of this Section, "reasonable access" means |
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| the ability of the religious worker to enter the jail facility |
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| to be available to meet with immigration detainees who wish to |
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| consult with the religious worker regarding their spiritual |
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| needs. Such access shall be at times set by the sheriff or his |