(730 ILCS 125/17.6) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-745 ) Sec. 17.6. Sheriff training related to pregnant prisoners. (a) The sheriff shall provide training relating to medical and mental health care issues applicable to pregnant prisoners confined in the county jail to: (1) each correctional officer employed by the sheriff |
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(2) any other sheriff employee whose duties involve
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(b) The training must include information regarding:
(1) appropriate care for pregnant prisoners; and
(2) the impact on a pregnant prisoner and the
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(A) the use of restraints;
(B) placement in administrative segregation; and
(C) invasive searches.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21 .)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-745 )
Sec. 17.6. Sheriff training related to pregnant committed persons.
(a) The sheriff shall provide training relating to medical and mental health care issues applicable to pregnant committed persons confined in the county jail to:
(1) each correctional officer employed by the sheriff
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| at the county jail in which female committed persons are confined; and
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(2) any other sheriff employee whose duties involve
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| contact with pregnant committed persons.
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(b) The training must include information regarding:
(1) appropriate care for pregnant committed persons;
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(2) the impact on a pregnant committed person and the
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| committed person's unborn child of:
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(A) the use of restraints;
(B) placement in administrative segregation; and
(C) invasive searches.
(Source: P.A. 103-745, eff. 1-1-25.)
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