Bill Text: IL SB1560 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules and regulations for revoking good conduct credit awarded for meritorious service. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB1560 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1560-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1560
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1560 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 3-2-5 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 5/3-2-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-5)
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7 | Sec. 3-2-5. Organization of the Department of Corrections | ||||||
8 | and the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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9 | (a) There shall be an Adult Division within the
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10 | Department which shall
be administered by an Assistant Director | ||||||
11 | appointed by the Governor under
The Civil Administrative Code | ||||||
12 | of Illinois. The Assistant Director shall be
under the | ||||||
13 | direction of the Director. The Adult Division shall be
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14 | responsible for all persons committed or transferred to the | ||||||
15 | Department
under Sections 3-10-7 or 5-8-6 of this Code. | ||||||
16 | (b)
There shall be a Department of Juvenile Justice which |
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1 | shall be administered by a Director appointed by the Governor | ||||||
2 | under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The Department | ||||||
3 | of Juvenile Justice shall be responsible for all persons under | ||||||
4 | 17 years of age when sentenced to imprisonment and committed to | ||||||
5 | the Department under subsection (c) of Section 5-8-6 of this | ||||||
6 | Code, Section 5-10 of the Juvenile Court Act, or Section 5-750 | ||||||
7 | of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Persons under 17 years of | ||||||
8 | age committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to | ||||||
9 | this Code shall be sight and sound separate from adult | ||||||
10 | offenders committed to the Department of Corrections.
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11 | (c) The Department shall create a gang intelligence unit | ||||||
12 | under the
supervision of the Director. The unit shall be | ||||||
13 | specifically designed to gather
information regarding the | ||||||
14 | inmate gang population, monitor the activities of
gangs, and | ||||||
15 | prevent the furtherance of gang activities through the | ||||||
16 | development
and implementation of policies aimed at deterring | ||||||
17 | gang activity. The Director
shall appoint a Corrections | ||||||
18 | Intelligence Coordinator.
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19 | All information collected and maintained by the unit shall | ||||||
20 | be highly
confidential, and access to that information shall be | ||||||
21 | restricted by the
Department. The information
shall be used to | ||||||
22 | control and limit the activities of gangs within correctional
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23 | institutions under the jurisdiction of the Illinois
Department | ||||||
24 | of Corrections and may be shared with other law enforcement | ||||||
25 | agencies
in order to curb gang activities outside of | ||||||
26 | correctional institutions under the
jurisdiction of the |
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1 | Department and to assist in
the investigations and prosecutions | ||||||
2 | of gang activity. The Department shall
establish and promulgate | ||||||
3 | rules governing the release of information to outside
law | ||||||
4 | enforcement agencies. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the
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5 | information, the information is exempt from requests for | ||||||
6 | disclosure under the
Freedom
of Information Act as the | ||||||
7 | information contained is highly confidential and may
be harmful | ||||||
8 | if disclosed.
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9 | The Department shall file an annual report with the General | ||||||
10 | Assembly on the
profile of the inmate
population associated | ||||||
11 | with gangs, gang-related activity within correctional
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12 | institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department,
and an | ||||||
13 | overall status of the unit as it relates to its function and
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14 | performance.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06 .)".
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