Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Filed: 4/10/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5431

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5431 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5Sections 3-15003, 3-15003.6, 3-15003.7, 3-15003.8, 3-15003.9,
6and 3-15003.10 and by adding Sections 3-15003.11 and
73-15003.12 as follows:
 
8    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-15003)
9    Sec. 3-15003. Powers and duties. Under the direction of
10the Sheriff the Department shall have the powers and duties
11enumerated as follows:
12    (a) To operate and have jurisdiction over the county jail,
13municipal houses of correction within the county and any other
14penal, corrections or committed person prisoner diagnostic
15center facility operated by either the county jail or
16municipal houses of correction.

 

 

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1    (b) To have charge of all committed persons prisoners held
2in any institution, center or other facility in the county
3over which it has jurisdiction under subsection (a) of this
4Section, whether they are misdemeanants, felons, persons held
5for trial, persons held in protective custody, persons held
6for transfer to other detention facilities or persons held for
7non-payment of fines, for violations of ordinances or any
8other quasi-criminal charges. Nothing in this Division applies
9to minors subject to proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act
10of 1987. It may transfer or recommit any committed person
11prisoner from one institution, center or other such facility
12to any other institution, center or other facility whenever it
13determines that such transfer or recommitment would promote
14the welfare or rehabilitation of the committed person
15prisoner, or that such transfer or recommitment is necessary
16to relieve overcrowding.
17    (c) To establish diagnostic, classification and
18rehabilitation services and programs at the county jail and
19such other facilities over which it has jurisdiction under
20subsection (a) of this Section as may be appropriate.
21    (d) To establish, whenever feasible, separate detention
22and commitment facilities and utilize the facilities over
23which it has jurisdiction under subsection (a) of this Section
24in a manner which provides separate detention and commitment
25facilities.
26(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 

 

 

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1    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.6)
2    Sec. 3-15003.6. Pregnant committed persons female
3prisoners.
4    (a) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section and the
5Sections preceding Section 3-15004 Sections 3-15003.7,
63-15003.8, 3-15003.9, and 3-15003.10:
7        (1) "Restraints" means any physical restraint or
8    mechanical device used to control the movement of a
9    prisoner's body or limbs, or both, including, but not
10    limited to, flex cuffs, soft restraints, hard metal
11    handcuffs, a black box, Chubb cuffs, leg irons, belly
12    chains, a security (tether) chain, or a convex shield, or
13    shackles of any kind.
14        (2) "Labor" means the period of time before a birth
15    and shall include any medical condition in which an
16    individual a woman is sent or brought to the hospital for
17    the purpose of delivering a her baby. These situations
18    include: induction of labor, prodromal labor, pre-term
19    labor, prelabor rupture of membranes, the 3 stages of
20    active labor, uterine hemorrhage during the third
21    trimester of pregnancy, and caesarian delivery including
22    pre-operative preparation.
23        (3) "Postpartum" means the 6-week period following
24    birth unless determined to be a longer period by a
25    physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician

 

 

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1    assistant, or other qualified medical professional.
2    "Post-partum" means, as determined by her physician,
3    advanced practice registered nurse, or physician
4    assistant, the period immediately following delivery,
5    including the entire period a woman is in the hospital or
6    infirmary after birth.
7        (4) "Correctional institution" means any entity under
8    the authority of a county law enforcement division of a
9    county of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants that has the
10    power to detain or restrain, or both, a person under the
11    laws of the State.
12        (5) "Corrections official" means the official that is
13    responsible for oversight of a correctional institution,
14    or his or her designee.
15        (6) "Committed person" "Prisoner" means any person
16    incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused
17    of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent
18    for, violations of criminal law or the terms and
19    conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or
20    diversionary program, and any person detained under the
21    immigration laws of the United States at any correctional
22    facility.
23        (7) "Extraordinary circumstance" means an
24    extraordinary medical or security circumstance, including
25    a substantial flight risk, that dictates restraints be
26    used to ensure the safety and security of the committed

 

 

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1    person prisoner, the staff of the correctional institution
2    or medical facility, other committed persons prisoners, or
3    the public.
4        (8) "Participant' means an individual placed into an
5    electronic monitoring program, as defined by Section
6    5-8A-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
7    (b) A county department of corrections shall not apply
8security restraints to a committed person prisoner that has
9been determined by a qualified medical professional to be
10pregnant or otherwise and is known by the county department of
11corrections to be pregnant or in postpartum recovery, which is
12the entire period a woman is in the medical facility after
13birth, unless the corrections official makes an individualized
14determination that the committed person prisoner presents a
15substantial flight risk or some other extraordinary
16circumstance that dictates security restraints be used to
17ensure the safety and security of the committed person
18prisoner, committed person's her child or unborn child, the
19staff of the county department of corrections or medical
20facility, other committed persons prisoners, or the public.
21The protections set out in clauses (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this
22Section shall apply to security restraints used pursuant to
23this subsection. The corrections official shall immediately
24remove all restraints upon the written or oral request of
25medical personnel. The corrections official shall immediately
26remove all approved electronic monitoring devices, as that

 

 

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1term is defined in Section 5-8A-2 of the Unified Code of
2Corrections, of a pregnant participant during labor and
3delivery or earlier upon the written or oral request of
4medical personnel. Oral requests made by medical personnel
5shall be verified in writing as promptly as reasonably
6possible.
7        (1) Qualified authorized health staff shall have the
8    authority to order therapeutic restraints for a pregnant
9    or postpartum committed person prisoner who is a danger to
10    the committed person, the committed person's herself, her
11    child, unborn child, or other persons due to a psychiatric
12    or medical disorder. Therapeutic restraints may only be
13    initiated, monitored and discontinued by qualified and
14    authorized health staff and used to safely limit a
15    committed person's prisoner's mobility for psychiatric or
16    medical reasons. No order for therapeutic restraints shall
17    be written unless medical or mental health personnel,
18    after personally observing and examining the committed
19    person prisoner, are clinically satisfied that the use of
20    therapeutic restraints is justified and permitted in
21    accordance with hospital policies and applicable State
22    law. Metal handcuffs or shackles are not considered
23    therapeutic restraints.
24        (2) Whenever therapeutic restraints are used by
25    medical personnel, Section 2-108 of the Mental Health and
26    Developmental Disabilities Code shall apply.

 

 

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1        (3) Leg irons, shackles or waist shackles shall not be
2    used on any pregnant or postpartum committed person
3    prisoner regardless of security classification. Except for
4    therapeutic restraints under clause (b)(2), no restraints
5    of any kind may be applied to committed persons prisoners
6    during labor.
7        (4) When a pregnant or postpartum committed person
8    prisoner must be restrained, restraints used shall be the
9    least restrictive restraints possible to ensure the safety
10    and security of the committed person prisoner, the
11    committed person's her child, unborn child, the staff of
12    the county department of corrections or medical facility,
13    other committed persons prisoners, or the public, and in
14    no case shall include leg irons, shackles or waist
15    shackles.
16        (5) Upon the pregnant committed person's prisoner's
17    entry into a hospital room, and completion of initial room
18    inspection, a corrections official shall be posted
19    immediately outside the hospital room, unless requested to
20    be in the room by medical personnel attending to the
21    committed person's prisoner's medical needs.
22        (6) The county department of corrections shall provide
23    adequate corrections personnel to monitor the pregnant
24    committed person prisoner during the committed person's
25    her transport to and from the hospital and during the
26    committed person's her stay at the hospital.

 

 

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1        (7) Where the county department of corrections
2    requires committed person prisoner safety assessments, a
3    corrections official may enter the hospital room to
4    conduct periodic committed person prisoner safety
5    assessments, except during a medical examination or the
6    delivery process.
7        (8) (Blank). Upon discharge from a medical facility,
8    postpartum prisoners shall be restrained only with
9    handcuffs in front of the body during transport to the
10    county department of corrections. A corrections official
11    shall immediately remove all security restraints upon
12    written or oral request by medical personnel. Oral
13    requests made by medical personnel shall be verified in
14    writing as promptly as reasonably possible.
15    (c) Enforcement. No later than 30 days before the end of
16each fiscal year, the county sheriff or corrections official
17of the correctional institution where a pregnant or postpartum
18committed person prisoner has been restrained pursuant to this
19Section during that previous fiscal year, shall submit a
20written report to the Jail and Detention Standards Unit of the
21Department of Corrections, in a form and manner prescribed by
22the Department, Illinois General Assembly and the Office of
23the Governor that includes an account of every instance of
24prisoner restraint pursuant to this Section. The written
25report shall state the date, time, location and rationale for
26each instance in which restraints are used. The written report

 

 

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1shall not contain any individually identifying information of
2any committed person prisoner. Such reports shall be made
3available for public inspection.
4    (d) Data reporting. No later than 30 days before the end of
5each fiscal year, each county sheriff shall submit a written
6report to the Jail and Detention Standards Unit of the
7Department of Corrections, in a form and manner prescribed by
8the Department, that includes the number of pregnant committed
9persons in custody each year and the number of people who
10deliver or miscarry while in custody. The written reports
11shall not contain any individually identifying information of
12a committed person. The written reports shall be made
13available for public inspection.
14(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
15    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.7)
16    Sec. 3-15003.7. Corrections official training related to
17pregnant committed persons prisoners.
18    (a) A county department of corrections shall provide
19training relating to medical and mental health care issues
20applicable to pregnant committed persons prisoners to:
21        (1) each corrections official employed by a county
22    department at a correctional institution in which female
23    committed persons prisoners are confined; and
24        (2) any other county department of corrections
25    employee whose duties involve contact with pregnant

 

 

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1    committed persons prisoners.
2    (b) The training must include information regarding:
3        (1) appropriate care for pregnant committed persons
4    prisoners; and
5        (2) the impact on a pregnant committed person prisoner
6    and the committed person's prisoner's unborn child of:
7            (A) the use of restraints;
8            (B) placement in administrative segregation; and
9            (C) invasive searches.
10(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
11    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.8)
12    Sec. 3-15003.8. Educational programming and information
13for pregnant committed persons prisoners.
14    (a) The Illinois Department of Public Health shall provide
15the county department of corrections with educational
16programming relating to pregnancy and parenting and the county
17department of corrections shall provide the programming to
18pregnant committed persons prisoners. The programming must
19include instruction regarding:
20        (1) appropriate prenatal care and hygiene;
21        (2) the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and
22    drugs on a developing fetus;
23        (3) parenting skills; and
24        (4) medical and mental health issues applicable to
25    children.

 

 

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1    (b) Each county department of corrections shall provide
2written informational materials concerning the laws pertaining
3to pregnant committed persons to any pregnant or postpartum
4individual. The Department of Public Health shall provide
5these informational materials to the warden of the county
6department of corrections at no cost to the county and the
7county may accept informational materials from community-based
8organizations specializing in the rights of pregnant committed
9persons. The informational materials must include information
10regarding:
11        (1) the prohibition against the use of restraints;
12        (2) rules concerning the treatment of pregnant
13    committed persons, including those relating to bed height
14    and supplemental nutrition;
15        (3) the right to spend time with a child following
16    delivery;
17        (4) the requirement to provide educational
18    programming;
19        (5) all rights under the Reproductive Health Act;
20        (6) the procedure for obtaining an abortion, if so
21    desired;
22        (7) any new or additional laws concerning the rights
23    of pregnant committed persons; and
24        (8) address or contact information for community
25    organizations specializing in the rights of pregnant
26    committed persons for questions or concerns.

 

 

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1    (c) Each county department of corrections must also post
2informational flyers provided by the Department of Public
3Health wherever pregnant committed persons may be housed.
4(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21.)
 
5    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.9)
6    Sec. 3-15003.9. Committed person postpartum Prisoner
7post-partum recovery requirements. A county department of
8corrections shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after
9the birth of an infant by a committed person prisoner:
10        (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the committed
11    person prisoner, unless a medical professional determines
12    doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the
13    committed person prisoner or infant; and
14        (2) the committed person prisoner has access to any
15    nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care
16    for the infant, including diapers.
17(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
18    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.10)
19    Sec. 3-15003.10. Housing requirements applicable to
20pregnant committed persons prisoners.
21    (a) A county department of corrections may not place in
22administrative segregation a committed person prisoner who is
23pregnant or who gave birth during the preceding 30 days unless
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1director's designee determines that the placement is necessary
2based on a reasonable belief that the committed person
3prisoner will harm herself, the committed person's prisoner's
4infant, or any other person or will attempt escape.
5    (b) A county department of corrections may not assign a
6pregnant committed person prisoner to any bed that is elevated
7more than 3 feet above the floor.
8(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
9    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.11 new)
10    Sec. 3-15003.11. Supplemental nutrition during pregnancy
11or lactation. A committed person who is pregnant or lactating,
12including a committed person who is nursing a baby or pumping
13breastmilk, shall be provided supplemental nutrition of at
14least 300 calories per day. This supplemental nutrition shall
15be in addition to any regularly provided food and shall be
16available outside of regular mealtimes.
 
17    (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.12 new)
18    Sec. 3-15003.12. Pregnancy test. When a person with a
19uterus is committed to a county jail, the person shall take a
20pregnancy test.
 
21    Section 10. The Health Care Violence Prevention Act is
22amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (210 ILCS 160/30)
2    Sec. 30. Medical care for committed persons.
3    (a) If a committed person receives medical care and
4treatment at a place other than an institution or facility of
5the Department of Corrections, a county, or a municipality,
6then the institution or facility shall:
7        (1) to the greatest extent practicable, notify the
8    hospital or medical facility that is treating the
9    committed person prior to the committed person's visit and
10    notify the hospital or medical facility of any significant
11    medical, mental health, recent violent actions, or other
12    safety concerns regarding the patient;
13        (2) to the greatest extent practicable, ensure the
14    transferred committed person is accompanied by the most
15    comprehensive medical records possible;
16        (3) provide at least one guard trained in custodial
17    escort and custody of high-risk committed persons to
18    accompany any committed person. The custodial agency shall
19    attest to such training for custodial escort and custody
20    of high-risk committed persons through: (A) the training
21    of the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile
22    Justice, or Illinois State Police; (B) law enforcement
23    training that is substantially equivalent to the training
24    of the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile
25    Justice, or Illinois State Police; or (C) the training
26    described in Section 35. Under no circumstances may leg

 

 

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1    irons or shackles or waist shackles be used on any
2    pregnant committed person female prisoner who is in labor.
3    In addition, restraint of a pregnant committed person
4    female prisoner in the custody of the Cook County shall
5    comply with Section 3-15003.6 of the Counties Code.
6    Additionally, restraints shall not be used on a committed
7    person if medical personnel determine that the restraints
8    would impede medical treatment; and
9        (4) ensure that only medical personnel, Department of
10    Corrections, county, or municipality personnel, and
11    visitors on the committed person's approved institutional
12    visitors list may visit the committed person. Visitation
13    by a person on the committed person's approved
14    institutional visitors list shall be subject to the rules
15    and procedures of the hospital or medical facility and the
16    Department of Corrections, county, or municipality. In any
17    situation in which a committed person is being visited:
18            (A) the name of the visitor must be listed per the
19        facility's or institution's documentation;
20            (B) the visitor shall submit to the search of his
21        or her person or any personal property under his or her
22        control at any time; and
23            (C) the custodial agency may deny the committed
24        person access to a telephone or limit the number of
25        visitors the committed person may receive for purposes
26        of safety.

 

 

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1    If a committed person receives medical care and treatment
2at a place other than an institution or facility of the
3Department of Corrections, county, or municipality, then the
4custodial agency shall ensure that the committed person is
5wearing security restraints in accordance with the custodial
6agency's rules and procedures if the custodial agency
7determines that restraints are necessary for the following
8reasons: (i) to prevent physical harm to the committed person
9or another person; (ii) because the committed person has a
10history of disruptive behavior that has placed others in
11potentially harmful situations or presents a substantial risk
12of inflicting physical harm on himself or herself or others as
13evidenced by recent behavior; or (iii) there is a well-founded
14belief that the committed person presents a substantial risk
15of flight. Under no circumstances may leg irons or shackles or
16waist shackles be used on any pregnant committed person female
17prisoner who is in labor. In addition, restraint of a pregnant
18committed person female prisoner in the custody of the Cook
19County shall comply with Section 3-15003.6 of the Counties
20Code.
21    The hospital or medical facility may establish protocols
22for the receipt of committed persons in collaboration with the
23Department of Corrections, county, or municipality,
24specifically with regard to potentially violent persons.
25    (b) If a committed person receives medical care and
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1the Department of Juvenile Justice, then the institution or
2facility shall:
3        (1) to the greatest extent practicable, notify the
4    hospital or medical facility that is treating the
5    committed person prior to the committed person's visit,
6    and notify the hospital or medical facility of any
7    significant medical, mental health, recent violent
8    actions, or other safety concerns regarding the patient;
9        (2) to the greatest extent practicable, ensure the
10    transferred committed person is accompanied by the most
11    comprehensive medical records possible;
12        (3) provide: (A) at least one guard trained in
13    custodial escort and custody of high-risk committed
14    persons to accompany any committed person. The custodial
15    agency shall attest to such training for custodial escort
16    and custody of high-risk committed persons through: (i)
17    the training of the Department of Corrections, Department
18    of Juvenile Justice, or Illinois State Police, (ii) law
19    enforcement training that is substantially equivalent to
20    the training of the Department of Corrections, Department
21    of Juvenile Justice, or Illinois State Police, or (iii)
22    the training described in Section 35; or (B) 2 guards to
23    accompany the committed person at all times during the
24    visit to the hospital or medical facility; and
25        (4) ensure that only medical personnel, Department of
26    Juvenile Justice personnel, and visitors on the committed

 

 

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1    person's approved institutional visitors list may visit
2    the committed person. Visitation by a person on the
3    committed person's approved institutional visitors list
4    shall be subject to the rules and procedures of the
5    hospital or medical facility and the Department of
6    Juvenile Justice. In any situation in which a committed
7    person is being visited:
8            (A) the name of the visitor must be listed per the
9        facility's or institution's documentation;
10            (B) the visitor shall submit to the search of his
11        or her person or any personal property under his or her
12        control at any time; and
13            (C) the custodial agency may deny the committed
14        person access to a telephone or limit the number of
15        visitors the committed person may receive for purposes
16        of safety.
17    If a committed person receives medical care and treatment
18at a place other than an institution or facility of the
19Department of Juvenile Justice, then the Department of
20Juvenile Justice shall ensure that the committed person is
21wearing security restraints on either his or her wrists or
22ankles in accordance with the rules and procedures of the
23Department of Juvenile Justice if the Department of Juvenile
24Justice determines that restraints are necessary for the
25following reasons: (i) to prevent physical harm to the
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1person has a history of disruptive behavior that has placed
2others in potentially harmful situations or presents a
3substantial risk of inflicting physical harm on himself or
4herself or others as evidenced by recent behavior; or (iii)
5there is a well-founded belief that the committed person
6presents a substantial risk of flight. Any restraints used on
7a committed person under this paragraph shall be the least
8restrictive restraints necessary to prevent flight or physical
9harm to the committed person or another person. Restraints
10shall not be used on the committed person as provided in this
11paragraph if medical personnel determine that the restraints
12would impede medical treatment. Under no circumstances may leg
13irons or shackles or waist shackles be used on any pregnant
14committed person female prisoner who is in labor. In addition,
15restraint of a pregnant committed person female prisoner in
16the custody of the Cook County shall comply with Section
173-15003.6 of the Counties Code.
18    The hospital or medical facility may establish protocols
19for the receipt of committed persons in collaboration with the
20Department of Juvenile Justice, specifically with regard to
21persons recently exhibiting violence.
22(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
23    Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
24changing Sections 3-6-7, 3-6-7.2, 3-6-7.3, and 5-8A-4 and by
25adding Sections 3-6-0.5, 3-6-7.5, and 3-6-7.6 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-0.5 new)
2    Sec. 3-6-0.5. Definitions. As used in this Section and
3Sections 3-6-7, 3-6-7.2, 3-6-7.3, and 3-6-7.4:
4    "Extraordinary circumstance" means an extraordinary
5medical or security circumstance, including a substantial
6flight risk, that dictates restraints be used to ensure the
7safety and security of the committed person, the staff of the
8correctional institution or medical facility, other committed
9persons, or the public.
10    "Labor" means the period of time before a birth and shall
11include any medical condition in which an individual is sent
12or brought to the hospital for the purpose of delivering a
13baby. These situations include: induction of labor, prodromal
14labor, pre-term labor, prelabor rupture of membranes, the 3
15stages of active labor, uterine hemorrhage during the third
16trimester of pregnancy, and caesarian delivery, including
17pre-operative preparation.
18    "Postpartum" means the 6-week period following birth
19unless determined to be a longer period by a physician,
20advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or
21other qualified medical professional.
22    "Restraints" means any physical restraint or mechanical
23device used to control the movement of a committed person's
24body or limbs, or both, including, but not limited to, flex
25cuffs, soft restraints, hard metal handcuffs, a black box,

 

 

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1Chubb cuffs, leg irons, belly chains, a security (tether)
2chain, or a convex shield, or shackles of any kind.
 
3    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-7)
4    Sec. 3-6-7. Pregnant female committed persons.
5    (a) The Department shall not apply security restraints to
6a committed person that has been determined by a qualified
7medical professional to be pregnant or otherwise is known by
8the Department to be pregnant or in postpartum recovery,
9unless the correctional official makes an individualized
10determination that the committed person presents a substantial
11flight risk or some other extraordinary circumstance that
12dictates security restraints be used to ensure the safety and
13security of the committed person, the committed person's child
14or unborn child, the staff of the Department or medical
15facility, other committed persons, or the public. The
16protections set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Section
17shall apply to security restraints used as provided in this
18subsection. The correctional officer employed by the
19Department shall immediately remove all restraints and
20approved electronic monitoring devices, as that term is
21defined in Section 5-8A-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
22upon the written or oral request of medical personnel. Oral
23requests made by medical personnel shall be verified in
24writing as promptly as reasonably possible.
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1    authority to order therapeutic restraints for a pregnant
2    or postpartum committed person who is a danger to the
3    committed person, the committed person's child, unborn
4    child, or other persons due to a psychiatric or medical
5    disorder. Therapeutic restraints may only be initiated,
6    monitored, and discontinued by qualified and authorized
7    health staff and used to safely limit a committed person's
8    mobility for psychiatric or medical reasons. No order for
9    therapeutic restraints shall be written unless medical or
10    mental health personnel, after personally observing and
11    examining the committed person, are clinically satisfied
12    that the use of therapeutic restraints is justified and
13    permitted in accordance with hospital policies and
14    applicable State law. Metal handcuffs or shackles are not
15    considered therapeutic restraints.
16        (2) Whenever therapeutic restraints are used by
17    medical personnel, Section 2-108 of the Mental Health and
18    Developmental Disabilities Code shall apply.
19        (3) Leg irons, shackles or waist shackles shall not be
20    used on any pregnant or postpartum committed person
21    regardless of security classification. Except for
22    therapeutic restraints under paragraph (2) of subsection
23    (b), no restraints of any kind may be applied to committed
24    persons during labor.
25        (4) When a pregnant or postpartum committed person
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1    restrictive restraints possible to ensure the safety and
2    security of the committed person, the committed person's
3    child, unborn child, the staff of the Department or
4    medical facility, other committed persons, or the public,
5    and in no case shall include leg irons, shackles, or waist
6    shackles.
7        (5) Upon the pregnant committed person's entry into a
8    hospital room, and completion of initial room inspection,
9    a correctional officer shall be posted immediately outside
10    the hospital room unless requested to be in the room by
11    medical personnel attending to the committed person's
12    medical needs.
13        (6) The Department shall provide adequate corrections
14    personnel to monitor the pregnant committed person during
15    the committed person's transport to and from the hospital
16    and during the committed person's stay at the hospital.
17        (7) Where the correctional institution or facility
18    requires committed person safety assessments, a
19    correctional official may enter the hospital room to
20    conduct periodic committed person safety assessments,
21    except during a medical examination or the delivery
22    process.
23    (b) No later than 30 days before the end of each fiscal
24year, the Department shall submit a written report to the
25Illinois General Assembly and the Office of the Governor that
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1postpartum committed person had restraints used pursuant to
2this Section during the previous fiscal year. The written
3report shall state the date, time, location and rationale for
4each instance in which restraints are used. The written report
5shall include information provided to the Jail and Detention
6Standards Unit by each county department of corrections and
7county jail. The Department's written report shall also
8include information on county department of corrections and
9county jails that did not report as required. The written
10report shall not contain any individually identifying
11information of any committed person. The report shall be made
12available for public inspection.
13    (c) No later than 30 days before the end of each fiscal
14year, the Department shall submit a written report to the
15Illinois General Assembly and the Office of the Governor that
16includes the number of pregnant committed persons in custody
17each year and the number of people who deliver or miscarry
18while in custody. The written report shall include information
19provided to the Jail and Detention Standards Unit by each
20county department of corrections and county jail. The
21Department's written report shall also include information on
22county department of corrections and county jails that did not
23report as required. The written report shall not contain any
24individually identifying information of a committed person.
25The written report shall be made available for public
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1administrative regulation, when a pregnant female committed
2person is brought to a hospital from an Illinois correctional
3center for the purpose of delivering her baby, no handcuffs,
4shackles, or restraints of any kind may be used during her
5transport to a medical facility for the purpose of delivering
6her baby. Under no circumstances may leg irons or shackles or
7waist shackles be used on any pregnant female committed person
8who is in labor. Upon the pregnant female committed person's
9entry to the hospital delivery room, a correctional officer
10must be posted immediately outside the delivery room. The
11Department must provide for adequate personnel to monitor the
12pregnant female committed person during her transport to and
13from the hospital and during her stay at the hospital.
14(Source: P.A. 91-253, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
15    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.2)
16    Sec. 3-6-7.2. Educational programming and information for
17pregnant committed persons.
18    (a) The Department shall develop and provide to each
19pregnant committed person educational programming relating to
20pregnancy and parenting. The programming must include
21instruction regarding:
22        (1) appropriate prenatal care and hygiene;
23        (2) the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and
24    drugs on a developing fetus;
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1        (4) medical and mental health issues applicable to
2    children.
3    (b) The Department shall provide informational materials
4concerning the laws pertaining to pregnant committed persons
5to any pregnant or postpartum individual. The Department of
6Public Health and community-based organizations specializing
7in the rights of pregnant committed persons shall provide
8these informational materials to the warden at no cost to the
9Department of Corrections or the
Department of Juvenile
10Justice. The informational materials must include information
11regarding:
12        (1) the prohibition against the use of restraints;
13        (2) rules concerning the treatment of pregnant
14    committed persons, including those relating to bed height
15    and supplemental nutrition;
16        (3) the right to spend time with a child following
17    delivery;
18        (4) the requirement to provide educational
19    programming;
20        (5) all rights under the Reproductive Health Act;
21        (6) the procedure for obtaining an abortion, if so
22    desired;
23        (7) any new or additional laws concerning the rights
24    of pregnant committed persons; and
25        (8) address or contact information for community
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1    committed persons for questions or concerns;
2    (c) The Department must also post informational flyers
3provided by the Department of Public Health wherever pregnant
4committed persons may be housed.
5(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.3)
7    Sec. 3-6-7.3. Committed person postpartum post-partum
8recovery requirements. The Department shall ensure that, for a
9period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by a committed
10person:
11        (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the committed
12    person, unless a medical professional determines doing so
13    would pose a health or safety risk to the committed person
14    or infant based on information only available to the
15    Department. The mental health professional shall make any
16    such determination on an individualized basis and in
17    consultation with the birthing team of the pregnant person
18    and the Chief of the Women's Division. The birthing team
19    shall include the committed person's perinatal care
20    providers and doula, if available; and
21        (2) the committed person has access to any nutritional
22    or hygiene-related products necessary to care for the
23    infant, including diapers.
24(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 

 

 

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1    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.5 new)
2    Sec. 3-6-7.5. Supplemental nutrition during pregnancy or
3lactation. A committed person who is pregnant or lactating,
4including a committed person who is nursing a baby or pumping
5breastmilk, shall be provided supplemental nutrition of at
6least 300 calories per day. This supplemental nutrition shall
7be in addition to any regularly provided food and shall be
8available outside of regular mealtimes.
 
9    (730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.6 new)
10    Sec. 3-6-7.6. Pregnancy test. When a person with a uterus
11is committed to a facility, the person shall take a pregnancy
12test.
 
13    (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4)
14    Sec. 5-8A-4. Program description. The supervising
15authority may promulgate rules that prescribe reasonable
16guidelines under which an electronic monitoring and home
17detention program shall operate. When using electronic
18monitoring for home detention these rules may include, but not
19be limited to, the following:
20        (A) The participant may be instructed to remain within
21    the interior premises or within the property boundaries of
22    his or her residence at all times during the hours
23    designated by the supervising authority. Such instances of
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1    limited to, the following:
2            (1) working or employment approved by the court or
3        traveling to or from approved employment;
4            (2) unemployed and seeking employment approved for
5        the participant by the court;
6            (3) undergoing medical, psychiatric, mental health
7        treatment, counseling, or other treatment programs
8        approved for the participant by the court;
9            (4) attending an educational institution or a
10        program approved for the participant by the court;
11            (5) attending a regularly scheduled religious
12        service at a place of worship;
13            (6) participating in community work release or
14        community service programs approved for the
15        participant by the supervising authority;
16            (7) for another compelling reason consistent with
17        the public interest, as approved by the supervising
18        authority; or
19            (8) purchasing groceries, food, or other basic
20        necessities.
21        (A-1) At a minimum, any person ordered to pretrial
22    home confinement with or without electronic monitoring
23    must be provided with movement spread out over no fewer
24    than two days per week, to participate in basic activities
25    such as those listed in paragraph (A). In this subdivision
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1    calendar day, as outlined by the court in the order
2    placing the person on home confinement.
3        (B) The participant shall admit any person or agent
4    designated by the supervising authority into his or her
5    residence at any time for purposes of verifying the
6    participant's compliance with the conditions of his or her
7    detention.
8        (C) The participant shall make the necessary
9    arrangements to allow for any person or agent designated
10    by the supervising authority to visit the participant's
11    place of education or employment at any time, based upon
12    the approval of the educational institution employer or
13    both, for the purpose of verifying the participant's
14    compliance with the conditions of his or her detention.
15        (D) The participant shall acknowledge and participate
16    with the approved electronic monitoring device as
17    designated by the supervising authority at any time for
18    the purpose of verifying the participant's compliance with
19    the conditions of his or her detention.
20        (E) The participant shall maintain the following:
21            (1) access to a working telephone;
22            (2) a monitoring device in the participant's home,
23        or on the participant's person, or both; and
24            (3) a monitoring device in the participant's home
25        and on the participant's person in the absence of a
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1        (F) The participant shall obtain approval from the
2    supervising authority before the participant changes
3    residence or the schedule described in subsection (A) of
4    this Section. Such approval shall not be unreasonably
5    withheld.
6        (G) The participant shall not commit another crime
7    during the period of home detention ordered by the Court.
8        (H) Notice to the participant that violation of the
9    order for home detention may subject the participant to
10    prosecution for the crime of escape as described in
11    Section 5-8A-4.1.
12        (I) The participant shall abide by other conditions as
13    set by the supervising authority.
14    The supervising authority shall adopt rules to immediately
15remove all approved electronic monitoring devices of a
16pregnant participant during labor and delivery.
17    (J) This Section takes effect January 1, 2022.
18(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21;
19102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 102-1104, eff. 12-6-22.)
 
20    Section 20. The County Jail Act is amended by changing
21Sections 2, 2.1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
2217.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 17.10, 19, 19.5, 20, and 21 and
23by adding Sections 10.5 and 17.11 as follows:
 
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1    Sec. 2. The Sheriff of each county in this State shall be
2the warden of the jail of the county, and have the custody of
3all committed persons prisoners in the jail, except when
4otherwise provided in the "County Department of Corrections
5Act".
6(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
7    (730 ILCS 125/2.1)  (from Ch. 75, par. 102.1)
8    Sec. 2.1. New jail. The sheriff of each county in this
9State shall be the warden of any new jail facility constructed
10or otherwise acquired in the county and shall have the custody
11of all committed persons prisoners in that facility, except
12when otherwise provided in Division 3-15 of the Counties Code.
13(Source: P.A. 87-645.)
 
14    (730 ILCS 125/4)  (from Ch. 75, par. 104)
15    Sec. 4. The Warden of the jail shall receive and confine in
16such jail, until discharged by due course of law, all persons
17committed to such jail by any competent authority.
18    When there is no county jail facility operating in a
19county, arresting agencies shall be responsible for delivering
20persons arrested to an adjoining county jail facility, if the
21adjoining county has entered into a written agreement with the
22committing county allowing for the maintenance of committed
23persons prisoners in the adjoining county.
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1    (730 ILCS 125/5)  (from Ch. 75, par. 105)
2    Sec. 5. Costs of maintaining committed persons prisoners.
3    (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), all
4costs of maintaining persons committed for violations of
5Illinois law, shall be the responsibility of the county.
6Except as provided in subsection (b), all costs of maintaining
7persons committed under any ordinance or resolution of a unit
8of local government, including medical costs, is the
9responsibility of the unit of local government enacting the
10ordinance or resolution, and arresting the person.
11    (b) If a person who is serving a term of mandatory
12supervised release for a felony is incarcerated in a county
13jail, the Illinois Department of Corrections shall pay the
14county in which that jail is located one-half of the cost of
15incarceration, as calculated by the Governor's Office of
16Management and Budget and the county's chief financial
17officer, for each day that the person remains in the county
18jail after notice of the incarceration is given to the
19Illinois Department of Corrections by the county, provided
20that (i) the Illinois Department of Corrections has issued a
21warrant for an alleged violation of mandatory supervised
22release by the person; (ii) if the person is incarcerated on a
23new charge, unrelated to the offense for which he or she is on
24mandatory supervised release, there has been a court hearing
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1the new charge; (iii) the county has notified the Illinois
2Department of Corrections that the person is incarcerated in
3the county jail, which notice shall not be given until the
4hearing has concluded, if the person is incarcerated on a new
5charge; and (iv) the person remains incarcerated in the county
6jail for more than 48 hours after the notice has been given to
7the Department of Corrections by the county. Calculation of
8the per diem cost shall be agreed upon prior to the passage of
9the annual State budget.
10    (c) If a person who is serving a term of mandatory
11supervised release is incarcerated in a county jail, following
12an arrest on a warrant issued by the Illinois Department of
13Corrections, solely for violation of a condition of mandatory
14supervised release and not on any new charges for a new
15offense, then the Illinois Department of Corrections shall pay
16the medical costs incurred by the county in securing treatment
17for that person, for any injury or condition other than one
18arising out of or in conjunction with the arrest of the person
19or resulting from the conduct of county personnel, while he or
20she remains in the county jail on the warrant issued by the
21Illinois Department of Corrections.
22(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
23    (730 ILCS 125/7)  (from Ch. 75, par. 107)
24    Sec. 7. On the first day of each month, the warden of the
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1persons prisoners in his custody, specifying the causes for
2which and the persons by whom they were committed, and make
3available to the court his calendar of committed persons
4prisoners.
5(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
6    (730 ILCS 125/9)  (from Ch. 75, par. 109)
7    Sec. 9. When there is no jail or other penal institution in
8a county, or the jail or other penal institution of the county
9is insufficient, the sheriff may commit any person in his
10custody, either on civil or criminal process, to the nearest
11sufficient jail of another county, and the warden of the jail
12of such county shall receive and confine such committed person
13prisoner, until removed by order of the court having
14jurisdiction of the offense, or discharged by due course of
15law.
16(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
17    (730 ILCS 125/10)  (from Ch. 75, par. 110)
18    Sec. 10. Whenever a committed person prisoner is committed
19to the jail of one county for a criminal offense committed or
20charged to have been committed in another, or is transferred
21to another county for safe keeping or trial, the county in
22which the crime was committed, or charged to have been
23committed, shall pay the expenses of the keeping of such
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1defendant shall pay the expenses, in the same manner as if the
2imprisonment had taken place in the same county where the suit
3was commenced.
4(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
5    (730 ILCS 125/10.5 new)
6    Sec. 10.5. Pregnancy test. When a person with a uterus is
7committed to a jail, the person shall take a pregnancy test.
 
8    (730 ILCS 125/11)  (from Ch. 75, par. 111)
9    Sec. 11. Debtors and witnesses shall not be confined in
10the same room with other committed persons prisoners; male and
11female committed persons prisoners shall not be kept in the
12same room; minors shall be kept separate from those previously
13convicted of a felony or other infamous crime; and persons
14charged with an offense shall not be confined in the same cell
15as those convicted of a crime. The confinement of those
16persons convicted of a misdemeanor or felony shall be in
17accordance with a classification system developed and
18implemented by the local jail authority.
19(Source: P.A. 87-899.)
 
20    (730 ILCS 125/12)  (from Ch. 75, par. 112)
21    Sec. 12. Whenever the Warden of the jail of any county
22deems such jail insufficient to secure the committed persons
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1the county board.
2(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
3    (730 ILCS 125/13)  (from Ch. 75, par. 113)
4    Sec. 13. Whenever the Warden of any jail shall have in his
5custody any person charged with a high crime, and there is no
6jail in his county, or the jail is insufficient, he may, with
7the advice of the judge of the circuit court of such county,
8employ a sufficient guard, not exceeding 3 persons, for the
9guarding and safe keeping of such committed person prisoner in
10his own county. The expense of such guard shall be audited and
11paid as other county expenses.
12(Source: P.A. 103-51, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
13    (730 ILCS 125/14)  (from Ch. 75, par. 114)
14    Sec. 14. At any time, in the opinion of the Warden, the
15lives or health of the committed persons prisoners are
16endangered or the security of the penal institution is
17threatened, to such a degree as to render their removal
18necessary, the Warden may cause an individual committed person
19prisoner or a group of committed persons prisoners to be
20removed to some suitable place within the county, or to the
21jail of some convenient county, where they may be confined
22until they can be safely returned to the place whence they were
23removed. No committed person prisoner charged with a felony
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1Developmental Disabilities facility as defined in the Mental
2Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, except as
3specifically authorized by Article 104 or 115 of the Code of
4Criminal Procedure of 1963, or the Mental Health and
5Developmental Disabilities Code. Any place to which the
6committed persons prisoners are so removed shall, during their
7imprisonment there, be deemed, as to such committed persons
8prisoners, a prison of the county in which they were
9originally confined; but, they shall be under the care,
10government and direction of the Warden of the jail of the
11county in which they are confined. When any criminal detainee
12is transferred to the custody of the Department of Human
13Services, the warden shall supply the Department of Human
14Services with all of the legally available information as
15described in 20 Ill. Adm. Code 701.60(f). When a criminal
16detainee is delivered to the custody of the Department, the
17following information must be included with the items
18delivered:
19        (1) the sentence imposed;
20        (2) any findings of great bodily harm made by the
21    court;
22        (3) any statement by the court on the basis for
23    imposing the sentence;
24        (4) any presentence reports;
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1    screening and assessment of the criminal detainee by an
2    agent designated by the State to provide assessments for
3    Illinois courts;
4        (7) the number of days, if any, which the criminal
5    detainee has been in custody and for which he or she is
6    entitled to credit against the sentence. Certification of
7    jail credit time shall include any time served in the
8    custody of the Illinois Department of Human
9    Services-Division of Mental Health or Division of
10    Developmental Disabilities, time served in another state
11    or federal jurisdiction, and any time served while on
12    probation or periodic imprisonment;
13        (8) State's Attorney's statement of facts, including
14    the facts and circumstances of the offenses for which the
15    criminal detainee was committed, any other factual
16    information accessible to the State's Attorney prior to
17    the commitment to the Department relative to the criminal
18    detainee's habits, associates, disposition, and reputation
19    or other information that may aid the Department during
20    the custody of the criminal detainee. If the statement is
21    unavailable at the time of delivery, the statement must be
22    transmitted within 10 days after receipt by the clerk of
23    the court;
24        (9) any medical or mental health records or summaries;
25        (10) any victim impact statements;
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1    criminal detainee and the commission of the offense
2    occurred, if the municipality has a population of more
3    than 25,000 persons;
4        (12) all additional matters that the court directs the
5    clerk to transmit;
6        (13) a record of the criminal detainee's time and his
7    or her behavior and conduct while in the custody of the
8    county. Any action on the part of the criminal detainee
9    that might affect his or her security status with the
10    Department, including, but not limited to, an escape
11    attempt, participation in a riot, or a suicide attempt
12    should be included in the record; and
13        (14) the mittimus or sentence (judgment) order that
14    provides the following information:
15            (A) the criminal case number, names and citations
16        of the offenses, judge's name, date of sentence, and,
17        if applicable, whether the sentences are to be served
18        concurrently or consecutively;
19            (B) the number of days spent in custody; and
20            (C) if applicable, the calculation of pre-trial
21        program sentence credit awarded by the court to the
22        criminal detainee, including, at a minimum,
23        identification of the type of pre-trial program the
24        criminal detainee participated in and the number of
25        eligible days the court finds the criminal detainee
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1        calculation factor of 0.5 for the total court-awarded
2        credit.
3(Source: P.A. 99-215, eff. 7-31-15.)
 
4    (730 ILCS 125/15)  (from Ch. 75, par. 115)
5    Sec. 15. The Warden of the jail shall furnish each
6committed person prisoner daily with as much clean water as
7may be necessary for drink and personal cleanliness, and serve
8him three times a day with wholesome food, well cooked and in
9sufficient quantity. The Warden of the jail in counties of the
10first and second class shall procure at the expense of the
11county, all necessary foods and provisions for the support of
12the committed persons prisoners confined in the jail, and
13shall employ suitable persons to prepare and serve the food
14for the committed persons prisoners, or otherwise provide
15suitable food service.
16(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
17    (730 ILCS 125/16)  (from Ch. 75, par. 116)
18    Sec. 16. The Warden of the jail or other person shall not
19permit any committed person prisoner to send for or have any
20alcoholic beverages or controlled substances except when
21prescribed by a physician as medicine.
22(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
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1    Sec. 17. Bedding, clothing, fuel, and medical aid;
2reimbursement for medical expenses. The Warden of the jail
3shall furnish necessary bedding, clothing, fuel, and medical
4services for all committed persons prisoners under his charge,
5and keep an accurate account of the same. When services that
6result in qualified medical expenses are required by any
7person held in custody, the county, private hospital,
8physician or any public agency which provides such services
9shall be entitled to obtain reimbursement from the county for
10the cost of such services. The county board of a county may
11adopt an ordinance or resolution providing for reimbursement
12for the cost of those services at the Department of Healthcare
13and Family Services' rates for medical assistance. To the
14extent that such person is reasonably able to pay for such
15care, including reimbursement from any insurance program or
16from other medical benefit programs available to such person,
17he or she shall reimburse the county or arresting authority.
18If such person has already been determined eligible for
19medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code at the
20time the person is detained, the cost of such services, to the
21extent such cost exceeds $500, shall be reimbursed by the
22Department of Healthcare and Family Services under that Code.
23A reimbursement under any public or private program authorized
24by this Section shall be paid to the county or arresting
25authority to the same extent as would have been obtained had
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1    The sheriff or his or her designee may cause an
2application for medical assistance under the Illinois Public
3Aid Code to be completed for an arrestee who is a hospital
4inpatient. If such arrestee is determined eligible, he or she
5shall receive medical assistance under the Code for hospital
6inpatient services only. An arresting authority shall be
7responsible for any qualified medical expenses relating to the
8arrestee until such time as the arrestee is placed in the
9custody of the sheriff. However, the arresting authority shall
10not be so responsible if the arrest was made pursuant to a
11request by the sheriff. When medical expenses are required by
12any person held in custody, the county shall be entitled to
13obtain reimbursement from the County Jail Medical Costs Fund
14to the extent moneys are available from the Fund. To the extent
15that the person is reasonably able to pay for that care,
16including reimbursement from any insurance program or from
17other medical benefit programs available to the person, he or
18she shall reimburse the county.
19    For the purposes of this Section, "arresting authority"
20means a unit of local government, other than a county, which
21employs peace officers and whose peace officers have made the
22arrest of a person. For the purposes of this Section,
23"qualified medical expenses" include medical and hospital
24services but do not include (i) expenses incurred for medical
25care or treatment provided to a person on account of a
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1arrest, (ii) expenses incurred for medical care or treatment
2provided to a person on account of a health condition of that
3person which existed prior to the time of his or her arrest, or
4(iii) expenses for hospital inpatient services for arrestees
5enrolled for medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid
6Code.
7(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
8    (730 ILCS 125/17.5)
9    Sec. 17.5. Pregnant committed persons female prisoners.
10Restraint of a pregnant or postpartum committed person shall
11comply with Section 3-15003.6 of the County Department of
12Corrections Law Notwithstanding any other statute, directive,
13or administrative regulation, when a pregnant female prisoner
14is brought to a hospital from a county jail for the purpose of
15delivering her baby, no handcuffs, shackles, or restraints of
16any kind may be used during her transport to a medical facility
17for the purpose of delivering her baby. Under no circumstances
18may leg irons or shackles or waist shackles be used on any
19pregnant female prisoner who is in labor. In addition,
20restraint of a pregnant female prisoner in the custody of the
21Cook County shall comply with Section 3-15003.6 of the
22Counties Code. Upon the pregnant female prisoner's entry to
23the hospital delivery room, 2 county correctional officers
24must be posted immediately outside the delivery room. The
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1pregnant female prisoner during her transport to and from the
2hospital and during her stay at the hospital.
3(Source: P.A. 100-1051, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
4    (730 ILCS 125/17.6)
5    Sec. 17.6. Sheriff training related to pregnant committed
6persons prisoners.
7    (a) The sheriff shall provide training relating to medical
8and mental health care issues applicable to pregnant committed
9persons prisoners confined in the county jail to:
10        (1) each correctional officer employed by the sheriff
11    at the county jail in which female committed persons are
12    confined; and
13        (2) any other sheriff employee whose duties involve
14    contact with pregnant committed persons prisoners.
15    (b) The training must include information regarding:
16        (1) appropriate care for pregnant committed persons
17    prisoners; and
18        (2) the impact on a pregnant committed person prisoner
19    and the committed person's prisoner's unborn child of:
20            (A) the use of restraints;
21            (B) placement in administrative segregation; and
22            (C) invasive searches.
23(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
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1    Sec. 17.7. Educational programming and information for
2pregnant committed persons prisoners.
3    (a) The Illinois Department of Public Health shall provide
4the sheriff with educational programming relating to pregnancy
5and parenting and the sheriff shall provide the programming to
6pregnant committed persons prisoners. The programming must
7include instruction regarding:
8        (1) appropriate prenatal care and hygiene;
9        (2) the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and
10    drugs on a developing fetus;
11        (3) parenting skills; and
12        (4) medical and mental health issues applicable to
13    children.
14    (b) Each sheriff shall provide informational materials
15concerning the laws pertaining to pregnant committed persons
16to any pregnant or postpartum individual. The Department of
17Public Health shall provide these informational materials to
18the warden or the sheriff at no cost to the county and the
19county may accept informational materials from community-based
20organizations specializing in the rights of pregnant committed
21persons. The informational materials must include information
22regarding:
23        (1) the prohibition against the use of restraints;
24        (2) rules concerning the treatment of pregnant
25    committed persons, including those relating to bed height
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1        (3) the right to spend time with a child following
2    delivery;
3        (4) the requirement to provide educational
4    programming;
5        (5) all rights under the Reproductive Health Act;
6        (6) the procedure for obtaining an abortion, if so
7    desired;
8        (7) any new or additional laws concerning the rights
9    of pregnant committed persons; and
10        (8) address or contact information for community
11    organizations specializing in the rights of pregnant
12    committed persons for questions or concerns.
13    (c) Each sheriff must also post informational flyers
14provided by the Department of Public Health wherever pregnant
15committed persons may be housed.
16(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21.)
 
17    (730 ILCS 125/17.8)
18    Sec. 17.8. Committed person postpartum Prisoner
19post-partum recovery requirements. The sheriff shall ensure
20that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by
21a committed person prisoner:
22        (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the committed
23    person prisoner, unless a medical professional determines
24    doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the
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1        (2) the committed person prisoner has access to any
2    nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care
3    for the infant, including diapers.
4(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
5    (730 ILCS 125/17.9)
6    Sec. 17.9. Housing requirements applicable to pregnant
7committed persons prisoners.
8    (a) The sheriff may not place in administrative
9segregation a committed person prisoner who is pregnant or who
10gave birth during the preceding 30 days unless the sheriff or
11the sheriff's designee determines that the placement is
12necessary based on a reasonable belief that the committed
13person prisoner will harm herself, the committed person's
14prisoner's infant, or any other person or will attempt escape.
15    (b) The sheriff may not assign a pregnant committed person
16to any bed that is elevated more than 3 feet above the floor.
17(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
18    (730 ILCS 125/17.10)
19    Sec. 17.10. Requirements in connection with HIV/AIDS.
20    (a) In each county other than Cook, during the medical
21admissions exam, the warden of the jail, a correctional
22officer at the jail, or a member of the jail medical staff must
23provide the committed person prisoner with appropriate written
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1acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Department of
2Public Health and community-based organizations certified to
3provide HIV/AIDS testing must provide these informational
4materials to the warden at no cost to the county. The warden, a
5correctional officer, or a member of the jail medical staff
6must inform the committed person prisoner of the option of
7being tested for infection with HIV by a certified local
8community-based agency or other available medical provider at
9no charge to the committed person prisoner.
10    (b) In Cook County, during the medical admissions exam, an
11employee of the Cook County Health & Hospitals System must
12provide the committed person prisoner with appropriate
13information in writing, verbally or by video or other
14electronic means concerning human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
15and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and must also
16provide the committed person prisoner with option of testing
17for infection with HIV or any other identified causative agent
18of AIDS, as well as counseling in connection with such
19testing. The Cook County Health & Hospitals System may provide
20the inmate with opt-out human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
21testing, as defined in Section 4 of the AIDS Confidentiality
22Act, unless the inmate refuses. If opt-out HIV testing is
23conducted, the Cook County Health & Hospitals System shall
24place signs in English, Spanish, and other languages as needed
25in multiple, highly visible locations in the area where HIV
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1tested for HIV unless they refuse, and refusal or acceptance
2of testing shall be documented in the inmate's medical record.
3Pre-test information shall be provided to the inmate and
4informed consent obtained from the inmate as required in
5subsection (q) of Section 3 and Section 5 of the AIDS
6Confidentiality Act. The Cook County Health & Hospitals System
7shall follow procedures established by the Department of
8Public Health to conduct HIV testing and testing to confirm
9positive HIV test results. All aspects of HIV testing shall
10comply with the requirements of the AIDS Confidentiality Act,
11including delivery of test results, as determined by the Cook
12County Health & Hospitals System in consultation with the
13Illinois Department of Public Health. Nothing in this Section
14shall require the Cook County Health & Hospitals System to
15offer HIV testing to inmates who are known to be infected with
16HIV. The Department of Public Health and community-based
17organizations certified to provide HIV/AIDS testing may
18provide these informational materials to the Bureau at no cost
19to the county. The testing provided under this subsection (b)
20shall consist of a test approved by the Illinois Department of
21Public Health to determine the presence of HIV infection,
22based upon recommendations of the United States Centers for
23Disease Control and Prevention. If the test result is
24positive, a reliable supplemental test based upon
25recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease
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1    (c) In each county, the warden of the jail must make
2appropriate written information concerning HIV/AIDS available
3to every visitor to the jail. This information must include
4information concerning persons or entities to contact for
5local counseling and testing. The Department of Public Health
6and community-based organizations certified to provide
7HIV/AIDS testing must provide these informational materials to
8the warden at no cost to the office of the county sheriff.
9    (d) Implementation of this Section is subject to
10appropriation.
11(Source: P.A. 97-244, eff. 8-4-11; 97-323, eff. 8-12-11;
1297-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-1046, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
13    (730 ILCS 125/17.11 new)
14    Sec. 17.11. Supplemental nutrition during pregnancy or
15while lactating. A committed person who is pregnant or
16lactating, including a committed person who is nursing a baby
17or pumping breastmilk, shall be provided supplemental
18nutrition of at least 300 calories per day. This supplemental
19nutrition shall be in addition to any regularly provided food
20and shall be available outside of regular mealtimes.
 
21    (730 ILCS 125/19)  (from Ch. 75, par. 119)
22    Sec. 19. The Warden of the jail shall see that strict
23attention is constantly paid to the personal cleanliness of
24all committed persons prisoners confined in the jail.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)
 
2    (730 ILCS 125/19.5)
3    Sec. 19.5. Release of committed persons prisoners to law
4enforcement personnel or State's Attorney. The sheriff may
5adopt and implement a written policy that provides for the
6release of a person who is in the custody of the sheriff for
7any criminal or supposed criminal matter to sworn law
8enforcement personnel or to the State's Attorney for the
9purpose of furthering investigations into criminal matters
10that are unrelated to the criminal matter for which the person
11is held in custody. The written policy must, at a minimum,
12require that there be a written request, signed by an
13authorized agent of the law enforcement agency or State's
14Attorney office, to take custody of the committed person
15prisoner and that the written request shall include the name
16of the individual authorized to take custody of the committed
17person prisoner, the purpose and scope of the criminal matter
18under investigation, and a statement of the fact that the
19individual taking custody and agency they are employed by
20understand the limitation of the sheriff's liability as
21described in this Act. Upon the release of a person to law
22enforcement personnel or the State's Attorney under written
23policy of the sheriff, the sheriff shall not be liable for any
24injury of any kind, including but not limited to death, to
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1during the time period that the person is in custody of other
2law enforcement personnel or the State's Attorney unless the
3sheriff or a deputy sheriff, correctional guard, lockup
4keeper, or county employee is guilty of willful and wanton
5conduct that proximately caused the injury.
6(Source: P.A. 92-304, eff. 8-9-01.)
 
7    (730 ILCS 125/20)  (from Ch. 75, par. 120)
8    Sec. 20. Cost and expense; commissary fund.
9    (a) The cost and expense of keeping, maintaining and
10furnishing the jail of each county, and of keeping and
11maintaining the committed person prisoner thereof, except as
12otherwise provided by law, shall be paid from the county
13treasury, the account therefor being first settled and allowed
14by the county board.
15    The county board may require convicted persons confined in
16its jail to reimburse the county for the expenses incurred by
17their incarceration to the extent of their ability to pay for
18such expenses. The warden of the jail shall establish by
19regulation criteria for a reasonable deduction from money
20credited to any account of an inmate to defray the costs to the
21county for an inmate's medical care. The State's Attorney of
22the county in which such jail is located may, if requested by
23the County Board, institute civil actions in the circuit court
24of the county in which the jail is located to recover from such
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1confinement. The funds recovered shall be paid into the county
2treasury.
3    (a-5) Upon notification from the Clerk of the Circuit
4Court of an outstanding fine, restitution, or costs imposed by
5the court on a jail inmate, the warden of the jail may, at any
6time prior to release of the inmate, deduct from money
7credited to any account of the inmate an amount to pay or
8reduce the outstanding balance. The warden of the jail shall
9establish by regulation criteria for deduction from money
10credited to any account of an inmate to pay or reduce the
11amount outstanding on a fine, restitution, or costs imposed by
12the court on the inmate. The regulation shall comply with any
13withholding restrictions otherwise provided by law. The inmate
14shall be provided with written notice of the amount of any
15deduction. There shall also be prominent notice by signage at
16any location where the warden of the jail or jail employees
17receive funds for deposit into an inmate's account, that funds
18in an inmate's account may be used to pay fines, restitution,
19or costs imposed on the inmate by a court. Any person providing
20funds for an inmate's account shall be notified in writing
21when the funds are provided, that funds in an inmate's account
22may be used to pay fines, restitution, or costs imposed on the
23inmate by a court.
24    (b) When a committed person prisoner is released from the
25county jail after the completion of his or her sentence and has
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1the sheriff or a person acting on the authority of the sheriff
2must mail a check in the amount credited to the committed
3person's prisoner's account to the committed person's
4prisoner's last known address. If after 30 days from the date
5of mailing of the check, the check is returned undelivered,
6the sheriff must transmit the amount of the check to the county
7treasurer for deposit into the commissary fund. Nothing in
8this subsection (b) constitutes a forfeiture of the committed
9person's prisoner's right to claim the money accredited to his
10or her account after the 30-day period.
11(Source: P.A. 96-432, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
12    (730 ILCS 125/21)  (from Ch. 75, par. 121)
13    Sec. 21. Whenever a committed person prisoner is committed
14to the jail of one county for a criminal offense committed or
15charged to have been committed in another, or is transferred
16to another county for safekeeping or trial, the county in
17which the crime was committed, or charged to have been
18committed, shall pay the expenses of the keeping of such
19committed person prisoner. In civil suits, the plaintiff or
20defendant shall pay the expenses, in the same manner as if the
21imprisonment had taken place in the same county where the suit
22was commenced.
23    The County Board of the county in which the crime was
24committed, may require convicted committed persons prisoners
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1expenses incurred by their incarceration to the extent of
2their ability to pay for such expenses. The State's Attorney
3of the county which incurred the expenses, if authorized by
4the County Board, may institute civil actions in the circuit
5court of such county to recover from such convicted confined
6persons the expenses incurred by their confinement. Such
7expenses recovered shall be paid into the county treasury.
8(Source: P.A. 83-1073.)".