Bill Text: IL HR0885 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Illinois Department of Corrections to strengthen its commitment to PREA and eradicate sexual harassment and abuse in correctional facilities in Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-17 - Resolution Adopted [HR0885 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0885-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The rape and sexual abuse of prisoners by other | ||||||
| 3 | prisoners and staff plague prisons nationwide; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was passed | ||||||
| 5 | unanimously by Congress and was signed into law in 2003 to hold | ||||||
| 6 | the government accountable for these horrific acts; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Corrections claims to | ||||||
| 8 | be fully committed to the eradication of prison rape and has | ||||||
| 9 | adopted a "zero tolerance" policy in its facilities; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Under the purview of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 11 | Corrections and its "zero tolerance" policy, 404 allegations of | ||||||
| 12 | sexual harassment and abuse were filed in 2015; 118 of the | ||||||
| 13 | allegations made were regarding members of the Department of | ||||||
| 14 | Corrections staff; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Logan Correctional Center, one of only two female | ||||||
| 16 | Corrections facilities in the State, has the highest number of | ||||||
| 17 | sexual harassment and abuse allegations; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 19 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois Department of Corrections strengthen its commitment | ||||||
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| 1 | to PREA and eradicate sexual harassment and abuse in the | ||||||
| 2 | correctional facilities in Illinois.
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