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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) has a | ||||||
| 3 | program authorized by P.A. 92-0240
that allows the Department | ||||||
| 4 | to issue temporary identification cards to inmates about to be | ||||||
| 5 | released
from the Department's custody; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The temporary identification card is valid for 30 | ||||||
| 7 | days following the prisoner's
release from DOC's custody; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The DOC is required to charge the inmate $1 for | ||||||
| 9 | the issuance of the
temporary ID card; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, In order to be issued a DOC temporary ID card, an | ||||||
| 11 | inmate must provide a copy of
his or her Social Security Card | ||||||
| 12 | and a certified copy of his or her birth certificate; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Both the Social Security Card and the birth | ||||||
| 14 | certificate must agree with the name on
the inmate's committing | ||||||
| 15 | court documents, however, this can be waived if a copy of a | ||||||
| 16 | marriage
license or court documents authorizing a legal name | ||||||
| 17 | change shown on the Social Security Card
and committing court | ||||||
| 18 | documents is shown; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, According to P.A. 92-0240, a released inmate with | ||||||
| 20 | a DOC
temporary identification card may present the card to the | ||||||
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| 1 | Office of the Secretary of State upon
application for a | ||||||
| 2 | standard Illinois Identification Card in accordance with the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois
Identification Card Act; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Many released inmates have had problems taking his | ||||||
| 5 | or her DOC issued ID card to the
Office of the Secretary of | ||||||
| 6 | State in order to obtain a standard Illinois Identification | ||||||
| 7 | Card due to
the Office of Secretary of State's non-acceptance | ||||||
| 8 | of the ID card as a valid form of identification
to use in | ||||||
| 9 | obtaining a standard Identification Card; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Governor Rauner signed Executive Order 15-14, | ||||||
| 11 | which established the Illinois State
Commission on Criminal | ||||||
| 12 | Justice and Sentencing Reform; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice | ||||||
| 14 | and Sentencing Reform will examine the entirety of the current | ||||||
| 15 | criminal justice system
and sentencing structure and develop | ||||||
| 16 | comprehensive and evidence-based strategies to improve
public | ||||||
| 17 | safety; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice | ||||||
| 19 | and Sentencing Reform will analyze all aspects of the current | ||||||
| 20 | system from the initial
arrest to re-entry into the community; | ||||||
| 21 | therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | urge the Illinois State
Commission on Criminal Justice and | ||||||
| 4 | Sentencing Reform to examine the Department of
Corrections | ||||||
| 5 | issuance of temporary identification cards and whether those | ||||||
| 6 | cards are sufficient for
the purposes of obtaining a standard | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois Identification Card, consistent with P.A. 92-0240; | ||||||
| 8 | and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the Governor, members of
the Illinois State | ||||||
| 11 | Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform, the | ||||||
| 12 | Secretary of State,
and the Director of the Illinois Department | ||||||
| 13 | of Corrections.
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