Bill Text: IL HB0391 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that no person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice may be isolated for disciplinary reasons for more than 15 consecutive days (rather than 7 consecutive days) nor more than 30 days (rather than 15 days) out of any 45 day period (rather than 30 day period) except in cases of violence or attempted violence committed against another person or property when an additional period of isolation for disciplinary reasons is approved by the chief administrative officer. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0391 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0391-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 3-10-8 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/3-10-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-8)
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7 | Sec. 3-10-8. Discipline. ) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a)(1) Corporal punishment and
disciplinary restrictions | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | on diet, medical or sanitary facilities,
clothing, bedding or | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | mail are prohibited, as are reductions in
the frequency of use | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | of toilets, washbowls and showers.
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12 | (2) Disciplinary restrictions on visitation, work, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | education
or program assignments, the use of toilets, washbowls
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14 | and showers shall be related as closely as practicable to
abuse | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | of such privileges or facilities. This paragraph shall
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16 | apply to segregation or isolation of persons for purposes
of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | institutional control.
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18 | (3) No person committed to the Department of Juvenile | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Justice may be
isolated for disciplinary reasons for more than | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 15 7 consecutive
days nor more than 30 15 days out of any 45 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | day period except in
cases of violence or attempted violence | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | committed against
another person or property when an additional | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | period of
isolation for disciplinary reasons is approved by the |
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1 | chief
administrative officer. A person who has been isolated | ||||||
2 | for
24 hours or more shall be interviewed daily by his staff
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3 | counselor or other staff member.
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4 | (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish | ||||||
5 | rules and
regulations governing disciplinary practices, the | ||||||
6 | penalties
for violation thereof, and the disciplinary | ||||||
7 | procedure by which
such penalties may be imposed. The rules of | ||||||
8 | behavior shall be
made known to each committed person, and the | ||||||
9 | discipline shall
be suited to the infraction and fairly | ||||||
10 | applied.
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11 | (c) All disciplinary action imposed upon persons in
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12 | institutions and facilities of the Department of Juvenile | ||||||
13 | Justice shall
be consistent with this Section and Department | ||||||
14 | rules and
regulations adopted hereunder.
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15 | (d) Disciplinary action imposed under this Section shall be
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16 | reviewed by the grievance procedure under Section 3-8-8.
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17 | (e) A written report of any infraction for which discipline
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18 | is imposed shall be filed with the chief administrative officer
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19 | within 72 hours of the occurrence of the infraction or the
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20 | discovery of it and such report shall be placed in the file
of | ||||||
21 | the institution or facility.
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22 | (f) All institutions and facilities of the Department of | ||||||
23 | Juvenile Justice
shall establish, subject to the approval of | ||||||
24 | the Director of Juvenile Justice,
procedures for disciplinary | ||||||
25 | cases except those that may
involve the imposition of | ||||||
26 | disciplinary isolation; delay in
referral to the Parole and |
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1 | Pardon Board or a change in work,
education or other program | ||||||
2 | assignment of more than 7 days duration.
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3 | (g) In disciplinary cases which may involve the imposition
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4 | of disciplinary isolation, delay in referral to the Parole
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5 | Pardon Board, or a change in work, education or other
program | ||||||
6 | assignment of more than 7 days duration, the Director
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7 | establish disciplinary procedures consistent with the
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8 | following principles:
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9 | (1) Any person or persons who initiate a disciplinary | ||||||
10 | charge
against a person shall not decide the charge. To the | ||||||
11 | extent
possible, a person representing the counseling | ||||||
12 | staff of the
institution or facility shall participate in | ||||||
13 | deciding the
disciplinary case.
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14 | (2) Any committed person charged with a violation of
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15 | Department rules of behavior shall be given notice of the
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16 | charge including a statement of the misconduct alleged and | ||||||
17 | of
the rules this conduct is alleged to violate.
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18 | (3) Any person charged with a violation of rules is | ||||||
19 | entitled
to a hearing on that charge at which time he shall | ||||||
20 | have an
opportunity to appear before and address the person | ||||||
21 | or persons
deciding the charge.
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22 | (4) The person or persons deciding the charge may also | ||||||
23 | summon
to testify any witnesses or other persons with | ||||||
24 | relevant
knowledge of the incident. The person charged may | ||||||
25 | be
permitted to question any person so summoned.
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26 | (5) If the charge is sustained, the person charged is |
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1 | entitled
to a written statement of the decision by the | ||||||
2 | persons deciding
the charge which shall include the basis | ||||||
3 | for the decision and
the disciplinary action, if any, to be | ||||||
4 | imposed.
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5 | (6) A change in work, education, or other program | ||||||
6 | assignment
shall not be used for disciplinary purposes | ||||||
7 | except as provided
in paragraph (a) of the Section and then | ||||||
8 | only after review and
approval under Section 3-10-3.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06 .)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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