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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3350

Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Terri Bryant

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

730 ILCS 5/3-7-2

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2
730 ILCS 5/3-7-2.1 new

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department
of Corrections shall achieve 100% scanning capacity of all mail arriving
at each correctional institution and facility not later than 180 days
after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the
Department shall utilize all means necessary to achieve synthetic drug
interdiction in order to: (1) protect staff and committed persons from
exposure to synthetic drugs and opioids introduced to correctional
institutions and facilities through the mail; and (2) ensure that after a
piece of mail is received at a correctional institution or facility, each
committed person receives a digital copy of any mail that is addressed to
the committed person. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules
regarding the delivery of mail and mail scanning services necessary to
achieve the scanning capacity described in this provision. Provides that
beginning one year after the date on which the strategy is achieved and
each year thereafter, the Director of Corrections shall submit to the
Governor and General Assembly a report on the total quantity of detected
synthetic drugs and opioids. Contains a findings provision.
LRB104 18776 RLC 32219 b

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 1.
Legislative findings.
The General Assembly
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finds that:
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(1) the Illinois Department of Corrections operates over
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20 adult correctional centers as well as boot camps, work
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camps and adult transition centers throughout the State,
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employs approximately 13,000 employees, and is responsible for
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the management of nearly 30,000 adult committed persons;
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(2) committed person mail is a primary entry point for
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smuggling drugs into correctional institutions and facilities,
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with tainted mail incidents on the rise;
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(3) elimination of dangerous contraband, including
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synthetic drugs, in mail is essential to protecting the health
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and safety of employees and committed persons within the
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Department;
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(4) correctional institutions and facilities of the
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Department are becoming increasingly dangerous, with a rise in
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drug exposures in recent years;
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(5) the introduction of synthetic drugs, particularly
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fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, into correctional institutions
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and facilities by mail threatens employees, committed persons,
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and the security of correctional institutions and facilities;

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(6) the foregoing factors add tremendous pressures and
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workloads that further burden existing employees;
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(7) employees at correctional institutions and facilities
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as well as AFSCME continue to request drug interdiction
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technologies to protect themselves and committed persons; and
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(8) apart from digital mail scanning, there is no widely
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deployed interdiction technology to detect fentanyl, and other
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synthetic drugs, arriving through the mail at Department
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institutions and facilities.

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Section 5.
The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
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changing Section 3-7-2 and by adding Section 3-7-2.1 as
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follows:

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(730 ILCS 5/3-7-2)

(from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2)
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Sec. 3-7-2.
Facilities.
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(a) All institutions and facilities of the Department
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shall provide every committed person with access to toilet
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facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least
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once each week, a library of legal materials and published
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materials including newspapers and magazines approved by the
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Director. A committed person may not receive any materials
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that the Director deems pornographic.
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(b) (Blank).
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(c) All institutions and facilities of the Department
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shall provide facilities for every committed person to leave

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his cell for at least one hour each day unless the chief
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administrative officer determines that it would be harmful or
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dangerous to the security or safety of the institution or
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facility.
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(d) All institutions and facilities of the Department
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shall provide every committed person with a wholesome and
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nutritional diet at regularly scheduled hours, drinking water,
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clothing adequate for the season, including underwear,
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bedding, soap, towels, and medical and dental care. Underwear
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provided to each committed person in all institutions and
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facilities of the Department shall be free of charge and shall
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be provided at any time upon request, including multiple
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requests, of the committed person or as needed by the
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committed person.
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(e) All institutions and facilities of the Department
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shall permit every committed person to send and receive an
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unlimited number of uncensored letters, provided, however,
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that the Director
shall

may
order that mail be inspected
,
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electronically scanned,
and read for reasons of the security,
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safety, or morale of the institution or facility.
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(f) All of the institutions and facilities of the
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Department shall permit every committed person to receive
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in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in
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case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief
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administrative officer determines that such visiting would be
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harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the

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institution or facility. Each committed person is entitled to
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7 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of
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at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to
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visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an
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electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1,
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2019, as well as available in paper form for Department
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employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the
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right to restrict visitation to non-contact visits, video, or
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other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety,
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security, and order, including, but not limited to,
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restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in
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gang activity. No committed person in a super maximum security
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facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact
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visits. Any committed person found in possession of illegal
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drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted contact
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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
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committed against a Department employee shall not be permitted
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contact visits for a period of at least 6 months. The
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Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written
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information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information
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concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public
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Health for counseling information. The Department shall
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develop the written materials in consultation with the
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Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that
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all such information and materials are culturally sensitive

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and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation
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of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is
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subject to appropriation. The Department shall seek the lowest
4
possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the
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extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video
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calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit
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from video calling services. Nothing in this Section shall be
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construed to permit video calling instead of in-person
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visitation.
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(f-5) (Blank).
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(f-10) The Department may not restrict or limit in-person
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visits to committed persons due to the availability of
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interactive video conferences.
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(f-15)(1) The Department shall issue a standard written
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policy for each institution and facility of the Department
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that provides for:
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(A) the number of in-person visits each committed
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person is entitled to per week and per month including the
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requirements of subsection (f) of this Section;
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(B) the hours of in-person visits;
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(C) the type of identification required for visitors
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at least 18 years of age; and
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(D) the type of identification, if any, required for
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visitors under 18 years of age.
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(2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website
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and at each facility.

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(3) The Department shall post on its website daily any
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restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the
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succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a
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lockdown of the facility, to inform family members and other
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visitors.
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(g) All institutions and facilities of the Department
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shall permit religious ministrations and sacraments to be
8
available to every committed person, but attendance at
9
religious services shall not be required. This subsection (g)
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is subject to the provisions of the Faith Behind Bars Act.
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(h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department
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shall prohibit the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any
13
other matter or object that obstructs or otherwise impairs the
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line of vision into a committed person's cell.
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(i) A point of contact person appointed under subsection
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(u-6) of Section 3-2-2 of this Code shall promptly and
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efficiently review suggestions, complaints, and other requests
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made by visitors to institutions and facilities of the
19
Department and by other members of the public. Based on the
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nature of the submission, the point of contact person shall
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communicate with the appropriate division of the Department,
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disseminate the concern or complaint, and act as liaison
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between the parties to reach a resolution.
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(1) The point of contact person shall maintain
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information about the subject matter of each
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correspondence, including, but not limited to, information

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about the following subjects:
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(A) the parties making the submission;
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(B) any commissary-related concerns;
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(C) any concerns about the institution or
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facility's COVID-19 protocols and mitigations;
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(D) any concerns about mail, video, or electronic
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messages or other communications with incarcerated
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persons;
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(E) any concerns about the institution or
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facility;
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(F) any discipline-related concerns;
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(G) any concerns about earned sentencing credits;
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(H) any concerns about educational opportunities
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for incarcerated persons;
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(I) any concerns about health-related matters;
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(J) any mental health concerns;
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(K) any concerns about personal property;
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(L) any concerns about the records of the
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incarcerated person;
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(M) any concerns about recreational opportunities
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for incarcerated persons;
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(N) any staffing-related concerns;
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(O) any concerns about the transfer of individuals
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in custody;
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(P) any concerns about visitation; and
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(Q) any concerns about work opportunities for

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incarcerated persons.
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The information shall be maintained in accordance with
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standards set by the Department of Corrections, and shall
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be made available to the Department's Planning and
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Research Division. The point of contact person shall
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provide a summary of the results of the review, including
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any resolution or recommendations made as a result of
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correspondence with the Planning and Research Division of
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the Department.
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(2) The Department shall provide an annual written
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report to the General Assembly and the Governor, with the
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first report due no later than January 1, 2023, and
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publish the report on its website within 48 hours after
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the report is transmitted to the Governor and the General
15

Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities
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undertaken and completed as a result of submissions to the
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point of contact person. The Department of Corrections
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shall collect and report the following aggregated and
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disaggregated data for each institution and facility and
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describe:
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(A) the work of the point of contact person;
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(B) the general nature of suggestions, complaints,
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and other requests submitted to the point of contact
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person;
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(C) the volume of emails, calls, letters, and
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other correspondence received by the point of contact

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person;
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(D) the resolutions reached or recommendations
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made as a result of the point of contact person's
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review;
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(E) whether, if an investigation is recommended, a
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report of the complaint was forwarded to the Chief
7

Inspector of the Department or other Department
8

employee, and the resolution of the complaint, and if
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the investigation has not concluded, a detailed status
10

report on the complaint; and
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(F) any recommendations that the point of contact
12

person has relating to systemic issues in the
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Department of Corrections, and any other matters for
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consideration by the General Assembly and the
15

Governor.
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The name, address, or other personally identifiable
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information of a person who files a complaint, suggestion,
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or other request with the point of contact person, and
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confidential records shall be redacted from the annual
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report and are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom
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of Information Act. The Department shall disclose the
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records only if required by a court order on a showing of
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good cause.
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(3) The Department must post in a conspicuous place in
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the waiting area of every facility or institution a sign
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that contains in bold, black type the following:

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(A) a short statement notifying visitors of the
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point of contact person and that person's duty to
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receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests;
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and
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(B) information on how to submit suggestions,
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complaints, or other requests to the point of contact
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person.
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(j) Menstrual hygiene products shall be available, as
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needed, free of charge, at all institutions and facilities of
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the Department for all committed persons who menstruate. In
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this subsection (j), "menstrual hygiene products" means
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tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the
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menstrual cycle.
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(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-331, eff. 1-1-24;
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104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

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(730 ILCS 5/3-7-2.1 new)
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Sec. 3-7-2.1.
Electronic scanning of committed person
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mail.
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(a) Scanning and interdiction of synthetic drugs and
20
contraband in postal mail. The Department shall achieve 100%
21
scanning capacity of all mail arriving at each correctional
22
institution and facility not later than 180 days after the
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
24
Assembly.
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(b) Means to achieve interdiction. The Department shall

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utilize all means necessary to achieve synthetic drug
2
interdiction in order to:
3

(1) protect staff and committed persons from exposure
4

to synthetic drugs and opioids introduced to correctional
5

institutions and facilities through the mail; and
6

(2) ensure that after a piece of mail is received at a
7

correctional institution or facility, each committed
8

person receives a digital copy of any mail that is
9

addressed to the committed person.
10

(c) Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules regarding
11
the delivery of mail and mail scanning services necessary to
12
achieve the scanning capacity described in subsection (a).
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(d) Annual reports. Beginning one year after the date on
14
which the strategy is achieved and each year thereafter, the
15
Director of Corrections shall submit to the Governor and
16
General Assembly a report on the total quantity of detected
17
synthetic drugs and opioids.

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