Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 103.40 - News Media
a)
Representatives of the media may be admitted to correctional facilities with
approval of the Director. Access to facilities shall be limited to normal
business hours whenever reasonable.
b) Requests for interviews with correctional
employees shall be referred to the Director.
c) Face to face media interviews with
committed persons under sentence of death shall not be permitted unless
personally authorized by the Director. Other media coverage may be allowed by
the Director or his or her designee. All such decisions shall be based upon,
among other matters, the effect that an interview may have on the individual or
other committed persons, and the effect upon safety, security, institutional
order, or other penological concerns.
1)
Media representatives may not photograph or interview a committed person
without first obtaining his or her written consent, the written consent of his
or her guardian if the committed person is under age 17, and the approval of
the Director.
2) Members of the
media may have access to committed persons under the same terms, conditions,
and restrictions applicable to members of the general public.
d) Upon approval of a media
request by the Director, the Director's office shall notify the Public
Information Officer and the Deputy Director of the appropriate
division.
Notes
Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 8311, effective July 1, 1996
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