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| Public Act 100-0030 | ||||
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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 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||
changing Section 3-7-2 as follows: | ||||
(730 ILCS 5/3-7-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2) | ||||
Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities. | ||||
(a) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall | ||||
provide
every committed person with access to toilet | ||||
facilities, barber
facilities, bathing facilities at least | ||||
once each week, a library of
legal materials and published | ||||
materials including newspapers and magazines
approved by the | ||||
Director. A committed person may not receive any materials
that | ||||
the Director deems pornographic. | ||||
(b) (Blank). | ||||
(c) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall | ||||
provide
facilities for every committed person to leave his cell | ||||
for at least one
hour each day unless the chief administrative | ||||
officer determines that it
would be harmful or dangerous to the | ||||
security or safety of the
institution or facility. | ||||
(d) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall | ||||
provide
every committed person with a wholesome and nutritional | ||||
diet at
regularly scheduled hours, drinking water, clothing | ||||
adequate for the
season, bedding, soap and towels and medical | ||
and dental care. | ||
(e) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall | ||
permit
every committed person to send and receive an unlimited | ||
number of
uncensored letters, provided, however, that the | ||
Director may order that
mail be inspected and read for reasons | ||
of the security, safety or morale
of the institution or | ||
facility. | ||
(f) All of the institutions and facilities of the | ||
Department shall
permit every committed person to receive | ||
in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in | ||
case of
abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief | ||
administrative officer
determines that such visiting would be | ||
harmful or dangerous to the
security, safety or morale of the | ||
institution or facility.
The chief administrative officer | ||
shall have the right to restrict visitation
to non-contact | ||
visits, video, or other forms of non-contact visits for reasons | ||
of safety, security, and order, including,
but not limited to, | ||
restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in
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gang activity.
No committed person in a super maximum security | ||
facility or on disciplinary
segregation is allowed contact | ||
visits. Any committed person found in
possession of illegal | ||
drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted
contact | ||
visits for a period of at least 6 months. Any committed person
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involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault | ||
committed against a
Department employee shall not be permitted | ||
contact visits for a period of at
least 6 months. The | ||
Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written | ||
information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information | ||
concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public | ||
Health for counseling information. The Department shall | ||
develop the written materials in consultation with the | ||
Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that | ||
all such information and materials are culturally sensitive and | ||
reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation of | ||
the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the | ||
94th General Assembly is subject to appropriation.
The | ||
Department shall seek the lowest possible cost to provide video | ||
calling and shall charge to the extent of recovering any | ||
demonstrated costs of providing video calling. The Department | ||
shall not make a commission or profit from video calling | ||
services. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit | ||
video calling instead of in-person visitation. | ||
(f-5) (Blank). | ||
(g) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall | ||
permit
religious ministrations and sacraments to be available | ||
to every
committed person, but attendance at religious services | ||
shall not be
required. | ||
(h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department | ||
shall prohibit
the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any | ||
other matter or object that
obstructs or otherwise impairs the | ||
line of vision into a committed person's
cell. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17.)
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