730 ILCS 220/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Faith Behind Bars Act.(Source: P.A. 103-331, eff. 1-1-24.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 220 — Faith Behind Bars Act.
Illinois · statute · 730 ILCS 220 · 6 active provisions
730 ILCS 220/5
Findings and declaration of policy
Findings and declaration of policy. (a) The General Assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares the following that: (1) Chaplains play a key role in helping persons committed to correctional institutions and facilities transform their understanding of responsibility, choices, and possibilities and that behavior onl…
730 ILCS 220/10
Definitions
Definitions. (a) In this Act: "Chaplain" means a cleric, such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam, or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a correctional institution or facility. "Chaplaincy" means the general activity performed by a chaplain, which may include crisis ministry, counselin…
730 ILCS 220/15
Right to practice faith in a correctional institution or facility
Right to practice faith in a correctional institution or facility. (a) A committed person has a right to practice his or her faith in a correctional institution or facility absent harm or without undue burden to the State's correctional system. (b) A committed person belonging to a faith group in a correctional institu…
730 ILCS 220/90
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted)
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-331, eff. 1-1-24; text omitted.)
730 ILCS 220/95
No acceleration or delay
No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes made by this Act or (ii) pr…