Bill Text: IL HB1121 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1121 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1121-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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 3-8-8 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/3-8-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8)
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7 | Sec. 3-8-8. Grievances.
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8 | (a) The
The Director shall establish procedures to review | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | the grievances of
committed persons. The Director may establish | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | one or more administrative
review boards within the Department | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | to review grievances. A committed
person's right to file | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | grievances shall not be restricted. Such procedure
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13 | provide for the review of grievances by a person or persons | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | other
than the person or persons directly responsible for the | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | conditions or
actions against which the grievance is made. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (b) Such procedures shall provide that a record of such | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | grievance and
any decision made with respect to it shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | preserved for a period of one
year.
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19 | (c) Such procedures shall allow committed persons to | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | communicate
grievances directly to the Director or some person | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | designated by the
Director outside of the institution or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | facility where the person is
confined.
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23 | (d) All committed persons shall be informed of the |
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1 | grievance procedures
established by the Department and they | ||||||
2 | shall be available to all committed
persons.
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3 | (e) Discipline shall not be imposed because of use of the | ||||||
4 | grievance
procedure.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 77-2097.)
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