Bill Text: IL SB1321 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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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) 2009-08-15 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1321 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB1321-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB1321 Introduced 2/10/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 3-8-8 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/3-8-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8)
Sec. 3-8-8. Grievances.
(a) The The Director shall establish procedures to review
the grievances of committed persons. The Director may establish
one or more administrative review boards within the Department
to review grievances. A committed person's right to file
grievances shall not be restricted. Such procedure shall
provide for the review of grievances by a person or persons
other than the person or persons directly responsible for the
conditions or actions against which the grievance is made.
(b) Such procedures shall provide that a record of such
grievance and any decision made with respect to it shall be
preserved for a period of one year.
(c) Such procedures shall allow committed persons to
communicate grievances directly to the Director or some person
designated by the Director outside of the institution or
facility where the person is confined.
(d) All committed persons shall be informed of the

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grievance procedures established by the Department and they
shall be available to all committed persons.
(e) Discipline shall not be imposed because of use of the
grievance procedure.
(Source: P.A. 77-2097.)