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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2812

Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Mike Simmons

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

730 ILCS 5/3-2-2

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when the
Department of Corrections enters into a contract with a tablet vendor to
provide committed persons with content-controlled tablets that are
equipped with free and fee-based technology services for, but not limited
to, accessing scanned mail, making authorized video calls, and viewing
movies, books, or other authorized materials, the contract must provide
that the tablet vendor shall remit to the Department an amount equal to 10%
of the profits derived from any fees collected from the committed persons
for the use of the fee-based technology services. Provides that the
requirements of the provision shall apply to contracts entered into on or
after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
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A BILL FOR

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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
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changing Section 3-2-2 as follows:

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(730 ILCS 5/3-2-2)
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Sec. 3-2-2.
Powers and duties of the Department.
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(1) In addition to the powers, duties, and
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responsibilities which are otherwise provided by law, the
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Department shall have the following powers:
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(a) To accept persons committed to it by the courts of
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this State for care, custody, treatment, and
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rehabilitation, and to accept federal prisoners and
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noncitizens over whom the Office of the Federal Detention
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Trustee is authorized to exercise the federal detention
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function for limited purposes and periods of time.
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(b) To develop and maintain reception and evaluation
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units for purposes of analyzing the custody and
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rehabilitation needs of persons committed to it and to
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assign such persons to institutions and programs under its
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control or transfer them to other appropriate agencies. In
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consultation with the Department of Alcoholism and
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Substance Abuse (now the Department of Human Services),

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the Department of Corrections shall develop a master plan
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for the screening and evaluation of persons committed to
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its custody who have alcohol or drug abuse problems, and
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for making appropriate treatment available to such
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persons; the Department shall report to the General
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Assembly on such plan not later than April 1, 1987. The
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maintenance and implementation of such plan shall be
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contingent upon the availability of funds.
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(b-1) To create and implement, on January 1, 2002, a
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pilot program to establish the effectiveness of
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pupillometer technology (the measurement of the pupil's
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reaction to light) as an alternative to a urine test for
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purposes of screening and evaluating persons committed to
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its custody who have alcohol or drug problems. The pilot
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program shall require the pupillometer technology to be
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used in at least one Department of Corrections facility.
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The Director may expand the pilot program to include an
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additional facility or facilities as he or she deems
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appropriate. A minimum of 4,000 tests shall be included in
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the pilot program. The Department must report to the
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General Assembly on the effectiveness of the program by
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January 1, 2003.
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(b-5) To develop, in consultation with the Illinois
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State Police, a program for tracking and evaluating each
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inmate from commitment through release for recording his
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or her gang affiliations, activities, or ranks.

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(c) To maintain and administer all State correctional
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institutions and facilities under its control and to
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establish new ones as needed. Pursuant to its power to
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establish new institutions and facilities, the Department
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may, with the written approval of the Governor, authorize
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the Department of Central Management Services to enter
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into an agreement of the type described in subsection (d)
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of Section 405-300 of the Department of Central Management
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Services Law. The Department shall designate those
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institutions which shall constitute the State Penitentiary
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System. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall maintain
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and administer all State youth centers pursuant to
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subsection (d) of Section 3-2.5-20.
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Pursuant to its power to establish new institutions
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and facilities, the Department may authorize the
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Department of Central Management Services to accept bids
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from counties and municipalities for the construction,
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remodeling, or conversion of a structure to be leased to
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the Department of Corrections for the purposes of its
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serving as a correctional institution or facility. Such
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construction, remodeling, or conversion may be financed
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with revenue bonds issued pursuant to the Industrial
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Building Revenue Bond Act by the municipality or county.
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The lease specified in a bid shall be for a term of not
25

less than the time needed to retire any revenue bonds used
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to finance the project, but not to exceed 40 years. The

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lease may grant to the State the option to purchase the
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structure outright.
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Upon receipt of the bids, the Department may certify
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one or more of the bids and shall submit any such bids to
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the General Assembly for approval. Upon approval of a bid
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by a constitutional majority of both houses of the General
7

Assembly, pursuant to joint resolution, the Department of
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Central Management Services may enter into an agreement
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with the county or municipality pursuant to such bid.
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(c-5) To build and maintain regional juvenile
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detention centers and to charge a per diem to the counties
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as established by the Department to defray the costs of
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housing each minor in a center. In this subsection (c-5),
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"juvenile detention center" means a facility to house
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minors during pendency of trial who have been transferred
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from proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to
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prosecutions under the criminal laws of this State in
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accordance with Section 5-805 of the Juvenile Court Act of
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1987, whether the transfer was by operation of law or
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permissive under that Section. The Department shall
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designate the counties to be served by each regional
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juvenile detention center.
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(d) To develop and maintain programs of control,
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rehabilitation, and employment of committed persons within
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its institutions.
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(d-5) To provide a pre-release job preparation program

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for inmates at Illinois adult correctional centers.
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(d-10) To provide educational and visitation
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opportunities to committed persons within its institutions
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through temporary access to content-controlled tablets
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that may be provided as a privilege to committed persons
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to induce or reward compliance.
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(e) To establish a system of supervision and guidance
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of committed persons in the community.
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(f) To establish in cooperation with the Department of
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Transportation to supply a sufficient number of prisoners
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for use by the Department of Transportation to clean up
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the trash and garbage along State, county, township, or
13

municipal highways as designated by the Department of
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Transportation. The Department of Corrections, at the
15

request of the Department of Transportation, shall furnish
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such prisoners at least annually for a period to be agreed
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upon between the Director of Corrections and the Secretary
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of Transportation. The prisoners used on this program
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shall be selected by the Director of Corrections on
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whatever basis he deems proper in consideration of their
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term, behavior and earned eligibility to participate in
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such program - where they will be outside of the prison
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facility but still in the custody of the Department of
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Corrections. Prisoners convicted of first degree murder,
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or a Class X felony, or armed violence, or aggravated
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kidnapping, or criminal sexual assault, aggravated

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criminal sexual abuse or a subsequent conviction for
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criminal sexual abuse, or forcible detention, or arson, or
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a prisoner adjudged a Habitual Criminal shall not be
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eligible for selection to participate in such program. The
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prisoners shall remain as prisoners in the custody of the
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Department of Corrections and such Department shall
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furnish whatever security is necessary. The Department of
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Transportation shall furnish trucks and equipment for the
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highway cleanup program and personnel to supervise and
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direct the program. Neither the Department of Corrections
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nor the Department of Transportation shall replace any
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regular employee with a prisoner.
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(g) To maintain records of persons committed to it and
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to establish programs of research, statistics, and
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planning.
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(h) To investigate the grievances of any person
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committed to the Department and to inquire into any
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alleged misconduct by employees or committed persons; and
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for these purposes it may issue subpoenas and compel the
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attendance of witnesses and the production of writings and
21

papers, and may examine under oath any witnesses who may
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appear before it; to also investigate alleged violations
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of a parolee's or releasee's conditions of parole or
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release; and for this purpose it may issue subpoenas and
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compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of
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documents only if there is reason to believe that such

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procedures would provide evidence that such violations
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have occurred.
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If any person fails to obey a subpoena issued under
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this subsection, the Director may apply to any circuit
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court to secure compliance with the subpoena. The failure
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to comply with the order of the court issued in response
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thereto shall be punishable as contempt of court.
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(i) To appoint and remove the chief administrative
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officers, and administer programs of training and
10

development of personnel of the Department. Personnel
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assigned by the Department to be responsible for the
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custody and control of committed persons or to investigate
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the alleged misconduct of committed persons or employees
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or alleged violations of a parolee's or releasee's
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conditions of parole shall be conservators of the peace
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for those purposes, and shall have the full power of peace
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officers outside of the facilities of the Department in
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the protection, arrest, retaking, and reconfining of
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committed persons or where the exercise of such power is
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necessary to the investigation of such misconduct or
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violations. This subsection shall not apply to persons
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committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the
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Juvenile Court Act of 1987 on aftercare release.
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(j) To cooperate with other departments and agencies
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and with local communities for the development of
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standards and programs for better correctional services in

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this State.
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(k) To administer all moneys and properties of the
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Department.
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(l) To report annually to the Governor on the
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committed persons, institutions, and programs of the
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Department.
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(l-5) (Blank).
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(m) To make all rules and regulations and exercise all
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powers and duties vested by law in the Department.
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(n) To establish rules and regulations for
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administering a system of sentence credits, established in
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accordance with Section 3-6-3, subject to review by the
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Prisoner Review Board.
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(o) To administer the distribution of funds from the
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State Treasury to reimburse counties where State penal
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institutions are located for the payment of assistant
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state's attorneys' salaries under Section 4-2001 of the
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Counties Code.
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(p) To exchange information with the Department of
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Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family
21

Services for the purpose of verifying living arrangements
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and for other purposes directly connected with the
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administration of this Code and the Illinois Public Aid
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Code.
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(q) To establish a diversion program.
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The program shall provide a structured environment for

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selected technical parole or mandatory supervised release
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violators and committed persons who have violated the
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rules governing their conduct while in work release. This
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program shall not apply to those persons who have
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committed a new offense while serving on parole or
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mandatory supervised release or while committed to work
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release.
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Elements of the program shall include, but shall not
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be limited to, the following:
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(1) The staff of a diversion facility shall
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provide supervision in accordance with required
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objectives set by the facility.
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(2) Participants shall be required to maintain
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employment.
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(3) Each participant shall pay for room and board
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at the facility on a sliding-scale basis according to
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the participant's income.
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(4) Each participant shall:
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(A) provide restitution to victims in
20

accordance with any court order;
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(B) provide financial support to his
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dependents; and
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(C) make appropriate payments toward any other
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court-ordered obligations.
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(5) Each participant shall complete community
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service in addition to employment.

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(6) Participants shall take part in such
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counseling, educational, and other programs as the
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Department may deem appropriate.
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(7) Participants shall submit to drug and alcohol
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screening.
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(8) The Department shall promulgate rules
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governing the administration of the program.
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(r) To enter into intergovernmental cooperation
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agreements under which persons in the custody of the
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Department may participate in a county impact
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incarceration program established under Section 3-6038 or
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3-15003.5 of the Counties Code.
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(r-5) (Blank).
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(r-10) To systematically and routinely identify with
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respect to each streetgang active within the correctional
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system: (1) each active gang; (2) every existing
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inter-gang affiliation or alliance; and (3) the current
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leaders in each gang. The Department shall promptly
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segregate leaders from inmates who belong to their gangs
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and allied gangs. "Segregate" means no physical contact
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and, to the extent possible under the conditions and space
22

available at the correctional facility, prohibition of
23

visual and sound communication. For the purposes of this
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paragraph (r-10), "leaders" means persons who:
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(i) are members of a criminal streetgang;
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(ii) with respect to other individuals within the

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streetgang, occupy a position of organizer,
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supervisor, or other position of management or
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leadership; and
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(iii) are actively and personally engaged in
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directing, ordering, authorizing, or requesting
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commission of criminal acts by others, which are
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punishable as a felony, in furtherance of streetgang
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related activity both within and outside of the
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Department of Corrections.
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"Streetgang", "gang", and "streetgang related" have the
11

meanings ascribed to them in Section 10 of the Illinois
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Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
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(s) To operate a super-maximum security institution,
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in order to manage and supervise inmates who are
15

disruptive or dangerous and provide for the safety and
16

security of the staff and the other inmates.
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(t) To monitor any unprivileged conversation or any
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unprivileged communication, whether in person or by mail,
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telephone, or other means, between an inmate who, before
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commitment to the Department, was a member of an organized
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gang and any other person without the need to show cause or
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satisfy any other requirement of law before beginning the
23

monitoring, except as constitutionally required. The
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monitoring may be by video, voice, or other method of
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recording or by any other means. As used in this
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subdivision (1)(t), "organized gang" has the meaning

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ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
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Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
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As used in this subdivision (1)(t), "unprivileged
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conversation" or "unprivileged communication" means a
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conversation or communication that is not protected by any
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privilege recognized by law or by decision, rule, or order
7

of the Illinois Supreme Court.
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(u) To establish a Women's and Children's Pre-release
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Community Supervision Program for the purpose of providing
10

housing and services to eligible female inmates, as
11

determined by the Department, and their newborn and young
12

children.
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(u-5) To issue an order, whenever a person committed
14

to the Department absconds or absents himself or herself,
15

without authority to do so, from any facility or program
16

to which he or she is assigned. The order shall be
17

certified by the Director, the Supervisor of the
18

Apprehension Unit, or any person duly designated by the
19

Director, with the seal of the Department affixed. The
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order shall be directed to all sheriffs, coroners, and
21

police officers, or to any particular person named in the
22

order. Any order issued pursuant to this subdivision
23

(1)(u-5) shall be sufficient warrant for the officer or
24

person named in the order to arrest and deliver the
25

committed person to the proper correctional officials and
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shall be executed the same as criminal process.

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(u-6) To appoint a point of contact person who shall
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receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests to the
3

Department from visitors to Department institutions or
4

facilities and from other members of the public.
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(u-7) To collaborate with the Department of Human
6

Services and other State agencies to develop and implement
7

screening and follow-up protocols for intake and reentry
8

personnel and contractors on identification and response
9

to Department-involved individuals who demonstrate
10

indications of past labor or sex trafficking
11

victimization, criminal sexual exploitation or a history
12

of involvement in the sex trade that may put them at risk
13

of human trafficking. Protocols should include assessment
14

and provision of pre-release and post-release housing,
15

legal, medical, mental health and substance-use disorder
16

treatment services and recognize the specialized needs of
17

victims of human trafficking.
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(u-8) To provide statewide training for Department of
19

Corrections intake and reentry personnel and contractors
20

on identification and response to Department-involved
21

individuals who demonstrate indications of past
22

trafficking victimization or child sexual exploitation
23

that put them at risk of human trafficking.
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(u-9) To offer access to specialized services for
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Department-involved individuals within the care that
26

demonstrate indications of past trafficking victimization

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or child sexual exploitation that put them at risk of
2

trafficking. As used in this subsection, "specialized
3

services" means
substance use

substance-use
disorder,
4

mental health, medical, case-management, housing, and
5

other support services by Department employees or
6

contractors who have completed victim-centered,
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trauma-informed training specifically designed to address
8

the complex psychological
and
or physical needs of victims
9

of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, or a history of
10

involvement with the sex trade.
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(v) To do all other acts necessary to carry out the
12

provisions of this Chapter.
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(2) The Department of Corrections shall by January 1,
14
1998, consider building and operating a correctional facility
15
within 100 miles of a county of over 2,000,000 inhabitants,
16
especially a facility designed to house juvenile participants
17
in the impact incarceration program.
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(3) When the Department lets bids for contracts for
19
medical services to be provided to persons committed to
20
Department facilities by a health maintenance organization,
21
medical service corporation, or other health care provider,
22
the bid may only be let to a health care provider that has
23
obtained an irrevocable letter of credit or performance bond
24
issued by a company whose bonds have an investment grade or
25
higher rating by a bond rating organization.
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(3.5) If the Department has a contract with a pharmacy

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benefit manager or a contract with an insurance company,
2
health maintenance organization, limited health service
3
organization, administrative services organization, or any
4
other managed care entity or health insurance issuer where a
5
pharmacy benefit manager administers the provider's coverage
6
of, payment for, or formulary design for drugs necessary to
7
safeguard the minor's life or health, the contract with the
8
pharmacy benefit manager and the pharmacy benefit manager's
9
activities shall be subject to Article XXXIIB of the Illinois
10
Insurance Code and the authority of the Director of Insurance
11
to enforce those provisions. The provider shall have all the
12
rights of a plan sponsor under those provisions.
13

(4) When the Department lets bids for contracts for food
14
or commissary services to be provided to Department
15
facilities, the bid may only be let to a food or commissary
16
services provider that has obtained an irrevocable letter of
17
credit or performance bond issued by a company whose bonds
18
have an investment grade or higher rating by a bond rating
19
organization.
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(5) On and after the date 6 months after August 16, 2013
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(the effective date of Public Act 98-488), as provided in the
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Executive Order 1 (2012) Implementation Act, all of the
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powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
24
healthcare purchasing under this Code that were transferred
25
from the Department of Corrections to the Department of
26
Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are

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transferred back to the Department of Corrections; however,
2
powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State
3
healthcare purchasing under this Code that were exercised by
4
the Department of Corrections before the effective date of
5
Executive Order 3 (2005) but that pertain to individuals
6
resident in facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile
7
Justice are transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
8

(6) The Department of Corrections shall provide lactation
9
or nursing mothers rooms for personnel of the Department. The
10
rooms shall be provided in each facility of the Department
11
that employs nursing mothers. Each individual lactation room
12
must:
13

(i) contain doors that lock;
14

(ii) have an "Occupied" sign for each door;
15

(iii) contain electrical outlets for plugging in
16

breast pumps;
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(iv) have sufficient lighting and ventilation;
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(v) contain comfortable chairs;
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(vi) contain a countertop or table for all necessary
20

supplies for lactation;
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(vii) contain a wastebasket and chemical cleaners to
22

wash one's hands and to clean the surfaces of the
23

countertop or table;
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(viii) have a functional sink;
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(ix) have a minimum of one refrigerator for storage of
26

the breast milk; and

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(x) receive routine daily maintenance.
2

(7) When the Department of Corrections enters into a
3
contract with a tablet vendor to provide committed persons
4
with content-controlled tablets that are equipped with free
5
and fee-based technology services for, but not limited to,
6
accessing scanned mail, making authorized video calls, and
7
viewing movies, books, or other authorized materials, the
8
contract must provide that the tablet vendor shall remit to
9
the Department an amount equal to 10% of the profits derived
10
from any fees collected from the committed persons for the use
11
of the fee-based technology services. The requirements of this
12
paragraph shall apply to contracts entered into on or after
13
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
14
Assembly.
15

16
(Source: P.A. 103-834, eff. 1-1-25; 104-27, eff. 1-1-26;
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104-159, eff. 1-1-26; revised 11-21-25.)

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