Sec. 3-2-12. Report of violence in Department of Corrections institutions and facilities; public safety reports.

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(a)The Department of Corrections shall collect and report:

(1)data on a rate per 100 of committed persons regarding violence within Department

institutions and facilities as defined under the terms, if applicable, in 20 Ill. Adm. Code 504 as follows:

(A)committed person on committed person assaults;

(B)committed person on correctional staff assaults;

(C)dangerous contraband, including weapons, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or

other dangerous weapons;

(D)committed person on committed person fights;

(E)multi-committed person on single committed person fights;

(F)committed person use of a weapon on correctional staff;

(G)committed person use of a weapon on committed person;

(H)sexual assault committed by a committed person against another committed

person, correctional staff, or visitor;

(I)sexual assault committed by correctional staff against another correctional

staff, committed person, or visitor;

(J)correctional staff use of physical force;

(K)forced cell extraction;

(L)use of oleoresin capsaicin (pepper spray), 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS gas),

or other control agents or implements;

(M)committed person suicide and attempted suicide;

(N)requests and placements in protective custody; and

(O)committed persons in segregation, secured housing, and restrictive housing; and

(2)data on average length of stay in segregation, secured housing, and restrictive

housing.

(b)The Department of Corrections shall collect and report:

(1)data on a rate per 100 of committed persons regarding public safety as follows:

(A)committed persons released directly from segregation secured housing and

restrictive housing to the community;

(B)the types of housing facilities, whether private residences, transitional

housing, homeless shelters, or other, to which committed persons are released from Department correctional institutions and facilities;

(C)committed persons in custody who have completed evidence-based programs,

including:

(i)educational;

(ii)vocational;

(iii)chemical dependency;

(iv)sex offender treatment; or

(v)cognitive behavioral;

(D)committed persons who are being held in custody past their mandatory statutory

release date and the reasons for their continued confinement;

(E)parole and mandatory supervised release revocation rate by county and reasons

for revocation; and

(F)committed persons on parole or mandatory supervised release who have completed

evidence-based programs, including:

(A)educational;

(B)vocational;

(C)chemical dependency;

(D)sex offender treatment; or

(E)cognitive behavioral; and

(2)data on the average daily population and vacancy rate of each Adult Transition

Center and work camp.

(c)The data provided under subsections

(a)and

(b)of this Section shall be included in the Department of Corrections quarterly report to the General Assembly under Section 3-5-3.1 of this Code and shall include an aggregate chart at the agency level and individual reports by each correctional institution or facility of the Department of Corrections.

(d)The Director of Corrections shall ensure that the agency level data is reviewed by the Director's executive team on a quarterly basis. The correctional institution or facility's executive team and each chief administrative officer of the correctional institution or facility shall examine statewide and local data at least quarterly. During these reviews, each chief administrative officer shall:

(1)identify trends;

(2)develop action items to mitigate the root causes of violence; and

(3)establish committees at each correctional institution or facility which shall

review the violence data on a quarterly basis and develop action plans to reduce violence. These plans shall include a wide range of strategies to incentivize good conduct.