Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 135 — Illinois Prison Inspection Act.

This Act shall be known as the Illinois Prison Inspection Act

This Act shall be known as the Illinois Prison Inspection Act. (Source: P.A. 80-367.)

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

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.)

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 m…

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.)

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 re…

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 a…