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91_HB0222
LRB9101094RCdvA
1 AN ACT to amend the Unified Code of Corrections by adding
2 Section 3-6-2.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
6 adding Section 3-6-2.1 as follows:
7 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-2.1 new)
8 Sec. 3-6-2.1. Sexual assault program.
9 (a) The Department must provide an initial orientation
10 program on sexual assault to all inmates within 48 hours of
11 commitment to a penal institution. The program must provide
12 at least the following information:
13 (1) a realistic presentation pertaining to sexual
14 assault avoidance; and
15 (2) information on preventing and reducing the risk
16 of sexual assault.
17 (b) Literature and tapes on rape and rape trauma
18 syndrome developed or sponsored by community rape crisis
19 centers or State or national non-profit organizations with
20 expertise in sexual assault issues may not be barred from any
21 Department of Corrections institution unless the Director
22 personally determines that a particular item is unsuitable.
23 The literature provided to an institution must be left out
24 where prisoners can take it without calling attention to
25 themselves, such as in the library, law library, medical
26 clinic, recreation halls, mental health offices, and
27 educational lobby areas.
28 The Department must provide posted notice of the
29 availability of any community-based rape crisis counselors
30 who are willing to provide confidential counseling.
31 Communications between prisoners and rape crisis counselors
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1 are confidential as provided in Section 8-802.1 of the Code
2 of Civil Procedure. The Department may contract with rape
3 crisis organizations to provide these counseling services.
4 Rape counseling must be provided by trained or experienced
5 rape counselors certified by a community rape crisis center
6 or other appropriate organization.
7 (c) The Department must collect statistical data on all
8 known or reported or suspected incidents of sexual aggression
9 or sexually motivated violence occurring within its
10 facilities. These data must be compiled quarterly and
11 annually and must be filed with the General Assembly.
12 (d) The Department must develop and implement an
13 employee training program on identifying and preventing
14 sexual assault, comparable to the Department's employee
15 training program relating to HIV and AIDS. The training
16 program must provide at least 2 hours of training for each
17 employee.
18 (e) A guard or other employee of the Department who
19 becomes aware of an actual or threatened sexual assault, or a
20 credible report of an actual or threatened sexual assault, on
21 a prisoner in the custody of the Department must promptly
22 report this situation to the head of the institution or
23 facility. This requirement does not apply to confidential
24 knowledge obtained through the counseling process.