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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5673
Introduced , by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 |
from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 |
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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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HB5673 |
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LRB095 17944 RLC 44026 b |
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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 3-8-8 as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-8-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8)
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| Sec. 3-8-8. Grievances.
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| (a) The
The Director shall establish procedures to review |
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| the grievances of
committed persons. The Director may establish |
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| one or more administrative
review boards within the Department |
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| to review grievances. A committed
person's right to file |
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| grievances shall not be restricted. Such procedure
shall |
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| provide for the review of grievances by a person or persons |
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| other
than the person or persons directly responsible for the |
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| conditions or
actions against which the grievance is made. |
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| (b) Such procedures shall provide that a record of such |
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| grievance and
any decision made with respect to it shall be |
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| preserved for a period of one
year.
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| (c) Such procedures shall allow committed persons to |
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| communicate
grievances directly to the Director or some person |
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| designated by the
Director outside of the institution or |
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| facility where the person is
confined.
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| (d) All committed persons shall be informed of the |