Chapter 730, CORRECTIONS

(730 ILCS 5/8-5-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1008-5-1) Sec. 8-5-1. Repeals. The following Acts and parts of Acts are repealed: The "Juvenile Offenders Act", approved June 30, 1953, as amended. "An Act relating to the establishment, operation and maintenance of the Illinois Industrial Sc…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-0.5) Sec. 3-6-0.5. Definitions. As used in this Section and Sections 3-6-7, 3-6-7.2, 3-6-7.3, and 3-6-7.4: "Extraordinary circumstance" means an extraordinary medical or security circumstance, including a substantial flight risk, that dictates restraints be used t…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-1) Sec. 3-6-1. Institutions; facilities; and programs. (a) The Department shall designate those institutions and facilities which shall be maintained for persons assigned as adults. (b) The types, number and population of institutions …

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-2) Sec. 3-6-2. Institutions and facility administration. (a) Each institution and facility of the Department shall be administered by a chief administrative officer appointed by the Director. A chief administrative officer shall be res…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-2.5) Sec. 3-6-2.5. Immersible heating coils prohibited. Each chief administrative officer of an Adult Department of Corrections maximum security facility may not allow committed persons to have access to heating elements including, but not limited to, immersible h…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-722) Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and regulations for sentence credit. (a)(1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for persons committed to the Departmen…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-4) Sec. 3-6-4. Enforcement of Discipline - Escape. (a) A committed person who escapes or attempts to escape from an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections, or escapes or attempts to escape while in the custody of an e…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-5) Sec. 3-6-5. Crimes Committed by Persons Confined by the Department. When any person is charged with committing an offense while confined by the Department, cognizance thereof shall be taken by the circuit court of the county wherein…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-6) Sec. 3-6-6. Computer assisted literacy program. (a) The Director, with the approval of and acting through the Department of Central Management Services, shall enter into an agreement with a major international manufacturer of comput…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7) Sec. 3-6-7. Pregnant committed persons. (a) The Department shall not apply security restraints to a committed person that has been determined by a qualified medical professional to be pregnant or otherwise is known by the Department to be pregnant or in postpar…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.1) Sec. 3-6-7.1. Correctional officer training related to pregnant committed persons. (a) The Department shall provide training relating to medical and mental health care issues applicable to pregnant committed persons to: (1) each correctional officer employed …

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.2) Sec. 3-6-7.2. Educational programming and information for pregnant committed persons. (a) The Department shall develop and provide to each pregnant committed person educational programming relating to pregnancy and parenting. The programming must include inst…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.3) Sec. 3-6-7.3. Committed person postpartum recovery requirements. The Department shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by a committed person: (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the committed person, unless a medical pro…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.4) Sec. 3-6-7.4. Housing requirements applicable to pregnant committed persons. (a) The Department may not place in administrative segregation a committed person who is pregnant or who gave birth during the preceding 30 days unless the Director or the Director's…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.5) Sec. 3-6-7.5. Supplemental nutrition during pregnancy or lactation. A committed person who is pregnant or lactating, including a committed person who is nursing a baby or pumping breastmilk, shall be provided supplemental nutrition of at least 300 calories pe…

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.6) Sec. 3-6-7.6. Medical screening; pregnancy test. When a person with a uterus is committed to a facility, the person shall within 14 days be given a medical screening and offered a pregnancy test. (Source: P.A. 103-745, eff. 1-1-25.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-8) Sec. 3-6-8. High school equivalency testing programs. The Department of Corrections shall develop and establish a program in the Adult Division designed to increase the number of committed persons enrolled in programs for high school equivalency testing and pur…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-1) Sec. 5-6-1. Sentences of probation and of conditional discharge and disposition of supervision. The General Assembly finds that in order to protect the public, the criminal justice system must compel compliance with the conditions o…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-2) Sec. 5-6-2. Incidents of Probation and of Conditional Discharge. (a) When an offender is sentenced to probation or conditional discharge, the court shall impose a period as provided in Article 4.5 of Chapter V, and shall specify the…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-3) Sec. 5-6-3. Conditions of probation and of conditional discharge. (a) The conditions of probation and of conditional discharge shall be that the person: (1) not violate any criminal statute of any jurisdiction; (2) report to or appe…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-3.1) Sec. 5-6-3.1. Incidents and conditions of supervision. (a) When a defendant is placed on supervision, the court shall enter an order for supervision specifying the period of such supervision, and shall defer further proceedings …

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-3.2) Sec. 5-6-3.2. (a) In counties with populations of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the court may, after consideration of the factors set forth in paragraph (c), require as a condition of probation that a person participate in the …

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.3) Sec. 5-6-3.3. Offender Initiative Program. (a) Statement of purpose. The General Assembly seeks to continue other successful programs that promote public safety, conserve valuable resources, and reduce recidivism by defendants who can lead productive lives by…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.4) Sec. 5-6-3.4. Second Chance Probation. (a) Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of any felony offense under the laws of this State, the laws of any other state, or the laws of the United States, and pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.5) Sec. 5-6-3.5. Appropriations to the Department of Human Services for services under the Offender Initiative Program and Second Chance Probation. (a) As used in this Section, "qualified program" means a program licensed, certified, or otherwise overseen by the…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.6) Sec. 5-6-3.6. First Time Weapon Offense Program. (a) The General Assembly has sought to promote public safety, reduce recidivism, and conserve valuable resources of the criminal justice system through the creation of diversion programs for non-violent offende…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.7) Sec. 5-6-3.7. Unlawful possession of weapons offense diversion programs; Firearm Owner's Identification Card eligibility. (a) A State's Attorney, at his or her discretion, may request that a defendant charged with an unlawful possession of weapons offense und…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.8) Sec. 5-6-3.8. Eligibility for programs restricted by felony background. Any conviction entered prior to July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-652) for: (1) felony possession of a controlled substance, or possession with intent to manufacture or d…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-4) Sec. 5-6-4. Violation, modification or revocation of probation, of conditional discharge or supervision or of a sentence of county impact incarceration - hearing. (a) Except in cases where conditional discharge or supervision was im…

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-4.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-4.1) Sec. 5-6-4.1. Violation, modification or revocation of conditional discharge or supervision - hearing.) (a) In cases where a defendant was placed upon supervision or conditional discharge for the commission of a petty offense, u…

(730 ILCS 5/8-6-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1008-6-1) Sec. 8-6-1. Effective Date. This Act shall take effect January 1, 1973. (Source: P.A. 77-2097.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-1) Sec. 3-7-1. Administrative Regulations. The Department shall promulgate Rules and Regulations in conformity with this Code. (Source: P.A. 77-2097.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-10) Sec. 3-7-10. Mail delivery, scanning, and communication services. (a) As used in this Section: "Correspondent" means any person or entity that sends mail to or receives mail from a committed person. "Department" means the Department of Corrections. "Mail commu…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2) Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities. (a) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall provide every committed person with access to toilet facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least once each week, a library of legal m…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-2.5) Sec. 3-7-2.5. Zero tolerance drug policy. (a) Any person employed by the Department of Corrections who tests positive in accordance with established Departmental drug testing procedures for any substance prohibited by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-2a) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2a) Sec. 3-7-2a. If a facility maintains a commissary or commissaries serving inmates, the selling prices for all goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the goods and an additional charge of up to 35% for tobacco products and…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-2b) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2b) Sec. 3-7-2b. Prior notice to General Assembly. Prior to the selection of any site for the construction of any correctional facility, work release center, community correctional center or any facility used for such purposes, the Go…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-3) Sec. 3-7-3. Institutional Safety and Sanitation. (a) Standards of sanitation and safety for all institutions and facilities shall be established and enforced by the Department. All buildings and facilities shall be cleaned regularly…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-4) Sec. 3-7-4. Protection of Persons. The Department shall establish rules and regulations for the protection of the person and property of employees of the Department and every committed person. (Source: P.A. 77-2097.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-5) Sec. 3-7-5. The Department shall implement a comprehensive energy conservation program at all correctional institutions and facilities in the State, for the purpose of conserving energy in any and all forms and to ultimately reduce …

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-7) Sec. 3-7-7. The Department shall establish rules governing the provision of mental health services to committed persons. Such rules shall provide, among other matters, that a committed person who is diagnosed as suffering from a men…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-7.5) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 3-7-7.5. Suicide prevention information. The Department shall place contact information for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in each institution or facility of …

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-8) Sec. 3-7-8. Persons committed to Department of Corrections institutions and facilities; access to job and career building websites. The Director and the Secretary of Innovation and Technology shall jointly adopt a rule or best practices protocol that permits ea…

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-9) Sec. 3-7-9. Religious dietary food options. (a) In this Section, "religious dietary food options" means meals that meet specific foods and food preparation techniques that satisfy religious dietary requirements. (b) Any Department of Corrections facility that p…

(730 ILCS 5/5-7-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-7-1) Sec. 5-7-1. Sentence of periodic imprisonment. (a) A sentence of periodic imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment during which the committed person may be released for periods of time during the day or night or for periods of day…

(730 ILCS 5/5-7-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-7-2) Sec. 5-7-2. Modification and Revocation. (a) A sentence of periodic imprisonment may be modified or revoked by the court if: (1) the offender commits another offense; or (2) the offender violates any of the conditions of the sentenc…

(730 ILCS 5/5-7-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-7-3) Sec. 5-7-3. Commitment. (a) Commitment under a sentence of periodic imprisonment for a misdemeanor shall be to the sheriff or the superintendent of the house of corrections or workhouse. (b) Commitment under a sentence of periodic i…

(730 ILCS 5/5-7-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-7-4) Sec. 5-7-4. Continuation of Employment. If the offender has been regularly employed, the Department of Corrections, the sheriff, the superintendent of the house of correction or workhouse, or the probation officer shall arrange for …

(730 ILCS 5/5-7-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-7-5) Sec. 5-7-5. Arrangement between Sheriffs for Employment. The court may authorize the sheriff to whose custody a defendant is committed, to arrange with another sheriff for the employment of the offender in the latter's county, and w…

(730 ILCS 5/5-7-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-7-6) Sec. 5-7-6. Duty of Clerk of Court or the Department of Corrections; collection and disposition of compensation. (a) Every gainfully employed offender shall be responsible for managing his or her earnings. The clerk of the circuit c…