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| Public Act 103-1074 | ||||
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Restrictive Housing Data Publication and Verification Act. | ||||
Section 5. Data publication. | ||||
(a) Definition. In this Act: | ||||
"Restrictive housing" includes the confinement statutes | ||||
currently designated in Department of Corrections rules and | ||||
administrative directives as "Restrictive Housing, | ||||
Administrative Detention, Investigatory Status, Disciplinary | ||||
Segregation and Temporary Confinement", as well as any similar | ||||
designations used by the Department in the future. | ||||
(b) Quarterly reports. Beginning on July 1, 2025, the | ||||
Department of Corrections shall post quarterly reports on the | ||||
use of restrictive housing on the Department's official | ||||
website. Those reports shall include: | ||||
(1) data, both aggregated and disaggregated by | ||||
facility, regarding individuals placed in restrictive | ||||
housing during the prior quarter by age, sex, gender | ||||
identity, ethnicity, whether the individuals were | ||||
designated Serious Mental Illness (SMI) at the time of the | ||||
conduct that led to their placement in restrictive | ||||
housing, the type of confinement status, and both the | ||
total length and the length for the prior 12 months that | ||
the person spent and was sentenced to restrictive housing. | ||
Such data shall also include the charge or charges that | ||
resulted in restrictive housing and a description of the | ||
activity that formed the basis of the charge; | ||
(2) the population of each restrictive housing unit on | ||
the last day of each quarter and a non-duplicative | ||
cumulative count of persons confined to restrictive | ||
housing for the previous 12 months; | ||
(3) the conduct that led to their placement in | ||
restrictive housing and incidences of emergency | ||
confinement, self-harm, suicide, and assault in any | ||
restrictive housing unit; | ||
(4) the number of facility wide lockdowns at each | ||
facility for the prior quarter and an explanation of the | ||
reason for each such lockdown; | ||
(5) data on access to health care, including the | ||
amount of time it takes for a person in restrictive | ||
housing to see a physician after requesting to see a | ||
physician, how many times a person sees a nurse or other | ||
medical staff before seeing the physician, whether it is a | ||
medical emergency, and the time between routine medical | ||
and physical checkups; | ||
(6) the number of grievances filed appealing placement | ||
in restrictive housing, disaggregated by race, gender, | ||
age, and reason for placement; and | ||
(7) the number of alternative programs to restrictive | ||
housing available by facility, the frequency of their use, | ||
and their attendance by committed persons, disaggregated | ||
by race, gender, age, and reason for placement, utilized | ||
in response, or as an alternative to, restrictive housing. | ||
These reports shall not include personally identifiable | ||
information regarding any committed person. | ||
(c) Annual reports. Beginning on July 1, 2025, the | ||
Department of Corrections shall compile an annual report | ||
summarizing the data collected under this Section and shall | ||
submit the annual report to the Governor and the General | ||
Assembly, and shall make the annual report available to the | ||
public. This report shall be made available on the Department | ||
of Corrections website, beginning July 1, 2025. | ||
Section 10. Verification of data accuracy. | ||
(a) The Department of Corrections shall implement | ||
procedures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data | ||
collected under this Act. The Department of Corrections shall | ||
conduct regular audits of its data collection processes and | ||
shall take corrective action as necessary to address any | ||
inaccuracies or deficiencies identified during these audits. | ||
(b) The Department of Corrections shall collaborate with a | ||
third party research university to report the data under this | ||
Act and to solicit feedback on ways to improve data collection | ||
and reporting. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||