Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 701.200 - Visiting
a) Visit
Regulations
The jail administrator shall prescribe regulations relative to visits with detainees.
1) Regulations
shall provide a schedule identifying no fewer than two visiting days each week,
one of which must be during the weekend.
2) At least one visit per week per detainee
shall be allowed, except when an individual detainee has been assessed a
disciplinary penalty for a violation of a rule or regulation.
3) Visits shall not be less than 15 minutes.
Extended visits may be granted by the jail administrator for visitors who
travel great distances.
4) Two or
more persons permitted to visit at the same time shall count as a single
visit.
5) There shall be no age
restriction on visitors when a child is accompanied by a parent or
guardian.
b) Visits by
Attorneys, Probation Officers, Pretrial Service Officers and Clergy
1) Attorneys, probation officers, pretrial
service officers and clergy from recognized religious groups shall be permitted
to visit detainees at reasonable hours other than during regularly scheduled
visiting hours or periods. These visits shall not count as an allotted
visit.
2) An area for interview
between a detainee and his or her attorney, probation officer or pretrial
service officer shall be provided and arranged so as to ensure
privacy.
c) Security
Precautions
1) All visitors shall be required
to sign the visitor register or visitor card and provide identification before
being permitted to visit a detainee. Jail staff may interview or request
background information from potential visitors to determine whether they pose a
threat to safety or security of the jail.
2) Detainees must be thoroughly searched
before and after each visit, unless the visit is conducted via such means as
video conferencing.
3) Visitors and
items brought onto jail property are subject to search and a search notice sign
must be conspicuously posted.
4) In
jails where visiting is conducted in an open room or area, constant visual
supervision by jail staff must be exercised.
Notes
Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 3835, effective April 1, 1997
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.