730 ILCS 135/ Illinois Prison Inspection Act.

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730 ILCS 135/1

(730 ILCS 135/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1101)

Sec. 1.

This Act shall be known as the Illinois Prison Inspection Act.

(Source: P.A. 80-367.)

730 ILCS 135/2

(730 ILCS 135/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1102)

Sec. 2.

The purpose of this Act is to establish a procedure for the periodic
inspection of state operated prison facilities with regard to sanitary conditions
and medical facilities.

(Source: P.A. 80-367.)

730 ILCS 135/3

(730 ILCS 135/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1103)

Sec. 3.

The Illinois Department of Public Health may, with the cooperation
of the Department of Corrections,
inspect all institutional
facilities of the Department of Corrections used to incarcerate committed
persons and report to the Director of Corrections as to the sanitary conditions
and needs of the institutions and the medical facilities and services available.

(Source: P.A. 87-860.)

730 ILCS 135/4

(730 ILCS 135/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1104)

Sec. 4.

All persons examining prison facilities shall have a familiarity
with the prison standards promulgated by the federal and State governments
and shall have a working knowledge of prison and institutional architecture
and construction.

(Source: P.A. 80-367.)

730 ILCS 135/5

(730 ILCS 135/5) (from Ch.,38, par. 1105)

Sec. 5.

The Department of Public Health shall notify, at least 5 days
prior to any intended examining visitation, the chairman of the Penal Subcommittee
of the Committee to Visit and Examine State Institutions.

Inspections shall be made in the company of a designated representative
of the Director of Corrections.

The report required by Section 3 of this Act shall be submitted only to
the Director of Corrections, and shall be so submitted within 30 days of
the completion of the examining visitation.

(Source: P.A. 80-367.)

730 ILCS 135/6

(730 ILCS 135/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 1106)

Sec. 6.

The Department of Public Health shall establish by regulation
minimum standards for water supply, sewage and solid waste disposal, food
service sanitation, rodent and insect control, water hazards, first aid,
and communicable disease control.  The Department shall conduct public hearings
on all such proposed standards and all amendments thereto.  At least 20
days notice of the public hearings shall be given by the Department in such
manner as the Department considers adequate to bring the hearings to the
attention of all persons and State agencies interested in the standards.
Written notice of any such public hearing shall be given by the Department
to the Director of Corrections and to those who file a written request for
a notice of any such hearings.  Hearings shall be conducted by the Director
of the Department of Public Health or a hearing officer designated in writing
by the Director.

The Department shall develop the standards in cooperation with the Department
of Corrections and shall consult with the Director of Corrections before
adopting or amending the standards.

(Source: P.A. 81-646.)