Section 460.40  Program Requirements

a)         Individuals in custody sentenced prior to January 1, 2022 participating in the Program shall actively serve 120 days in the Program.  Those who were sentenced on or after January 1, 2022, shall actively serve 12 months, not including time served in correctional facilities while awaiting transfer to the Program.  Days actively served means days in which the individual in custody was present at the Program facility and participated in scheduled daily routines. Individuals in custody shall be excused from active service for up to three days due to writs, furloughs, or temporary transfer to another facility for medical treatment.  Any other time which is not spent in active service shall not be credited towards completion requirements.  Time required to be served in the Program shall not be reduced by the accumulation of good time.  The total time an individual in custody shall serve in the Program may be extended in accordance with Section 460.70(h), but shall not exceed 180 active days for those sentenced prior to January 1, 2022 and 18 months for those sentenced on or after January 1, 2022.

b)         An individual in custody who was removed from the Program and later readmitted in accordance with Section 460.90 shall receive credit for previous days served in the Program.

c)         Individuals in custody shall be required to participate in physical training and labor, drills, regimented activities, education, counseling, and other Program activities required by the Department.

d)         Individuals in custody shall be provided with, have access to, and be required to adhere to all Department rules and facility rules of the Program, including rules of behavior and conduct and grooming standards.

e)         Individuals in custody shall be provided with clothing, bedding, linens, writing materials and initial supplies of personal hygiene items.

f)         Individuals in custody shall be afforded the rights and privileges set forth in 20 Ill. Adm. Code 525 with the following exceptions:

1)         Visits shall not be allowed during the first 30 days of the Program and telephone calls shall not be allowed during the first 30 days of the Program, except for visits from and telephone calls to attorneys and their paralegals and investigators, clergy, or in an emergency.

2)         The Chief Administrative Officer may set limits on personal property.

g)         The Chief Administrative Officer will determine commissary access, privileges and whether individuals in custody may be allowed to access their trust funds.

h)         Receipt and deposit of funds shall be in accordance with 20 Ill. Adm. Code 205 and 525.

i)          The Chief Administrative Office may grant permission for regular commissary privileges with a standard amount.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 7876, effective May 26, 2023)