730 ILCS 5/3-7-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 730 - CORRECTIONS|730 ILCS 5/ - Unified Code of Corrections.|Chapter III - Department Of Corrections

 (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 materials and published materials including newspapers and magazines  approved by the Director.  A committed person may not receive any materials  that the Director deems pornographic.(b) (Blank).(c) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall provide  facilities for every committed person to leave his cell for at least one  hour each day unless the chief administrative officer determines that it  would be harmful or dangerous to the security or safety of the  institution or facility.(d) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall provide  every committed person with a wholesome and nutritional diet at  regularly scheduled hours, drinking water, clothing adequate for the  season, bedding, soap and towels and medical and dental care.(e) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall permit  every committed person to send and receive an unlimited number of  uncensored letters, provided, however, that the Director may order that  mail be inspected and read for reasons of the security, safety or morale  of the institution or facility.(f) All of the institutions and facilities of the Department shall  permit every committed person to receive in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in case of  abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief administrative officer  determines that such visiting would be harmful or dangerous to the  security, safety or morale of the institution or facility.  Each committed person is entitled to 7 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1, 2019, as well as available in paper form for Department employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the right to restrict visitation  to non-contact visits, video, or other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety, security, and order, including,  but not limited to, restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in  gang activity.  No committed person in a super maximum security facility or on disciplinary  segregation is allowed contact visits.  Any committed person found in  possession of illegal drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted  contact visits for a period of at least 6 months.  Any committed person  involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault committed against a  Department employee shall not be permitted contact visits for a period of at  least 6 months. The Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public Health for counseling information. The Department shall develop the written materials in consultation with the Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that all such information and materials are culturally sensitive and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is subject to appropriation.  The Department shall seek the lowest possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit from video calling services.  Nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit video calling instead of in-person visitation.(f-5) (Blank).(f-10)  The Department may not restrict or limit in-person visits to committed persons due to the availability of interactive video conferences.(f-15)(1)   The Department shall issue a standard written policy for each institution and facility of the Department that provides for:(A) the number of in-person visits each committed     person is entitled to per week and per month including the requirements of subsection (f) of this Section;(B) the hours of in-person visits;(C) the type of identification required for visitors     at least 18 years of age; and(D)  the type of identification, if any, required for     visitors under 18 years of age.(2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website  and at each facility.(3) The Department shall post on its website daily any  restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the  succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a lockdown  of the facility, to inform family members and other visitors.(g) All institutions and facilities of the Department shall permit  religious ministrations and sacraments to be available to every  committed person, but attendance at religious services shall not be  required.(h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department shall prohibit  the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any other matter or object that  obstructs or otherwise impairs the line of vision into a committed person's  cell.(Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17; 100-30, eff. 1-1-18; 100-142, eff. 1-1-18; 100-677, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)