Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3904

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a Women's Correctional Services Division under the authority of a Chief of Women's Correctional Services, which must be a Senior Public Service Administrator level position. Provides that the Chief of Women's Correctional Services shall be appointed by the Director of Corrections. Provides that the Chief of Women's Correctional Services shall have the same authority as the Chief of Operations that oversees all male prison facility operations. Provides that the Women's Correctional Services Division shall: (1) be accountable for management and oversight of the operations of all State women's correctional facilities; (2) be accountable for all Department of Corrections employees working with women under the custody of the Department in State women's correctional facilities; and (3) be accountable for all employees working in the Department of Corrections Parole Division that supervise women on mandatory supervised release and any contractors providing services to women in the custody of the Department or under the supervision of the Department in any capacity.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall create a permanent Women's Division under the direct supervision of the Director of Corrections. Provides that the Women's Division shall have statewide authority and operational oversight for all of the Department's women's correctional centers and women's adult transition centers. Provides that the Director shall appoint a Chief Administrator for the Women's Division who has received nationally recognized specialized training in gender-responsive and trauma-informed practices. Provides that the Chief Administrator shall be responsible for: (1) management and supervision of all employees assigned to the Women's Division correctional centers and adult transition centers; (2) development and implementation of evidenced-based, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed practices that govern Women's Division operations and programs; (3) development of the Women's Division training, orientation, and cycle curriculum, which shall be updated as needed to align with gender responsive and trauma-informed practices; (4) training all staff assigned to the Women's Division correctional centers and adult transition centers on gender-responsive and trauma-informed practices; (5) implementation of validated gender-responsive classification and placement instruments; (6) implementation of a gender-responsive risk, assets, and needs assessment tool and case management system for the Women's Division; (7) implementation of gender-responsive approaches to discipline and sanctions; and (8) collaborating with the Chief Administrator of Parole to ensure staff responsible for supervision of females under mandatory supervised release are appropriately trained in evidence-based practices in community supervision, gender-responsive practices, and trauma-informed practices.

Provides that the Chief Administrator for the Women's Division of the Department of Corrections shall be appointed by the Director of Corrections by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Deletes provision that the Chief Administrator of the Women's Division of the Department of Corrections shall be responsible for implementation of gender-responsive approaches to discipline and sanctions.

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