Sec. 3-8-7.5. Mail restrictions.

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(a)An inmate shall not correspond with a victim or member of a victim's family upon being given notice by the Department that the person has notified the Department that he or she does not wish correspondence from the inmate.

(b)The victim or family member of the victim may give notice to the Department of his or her desire not to receive correspondence as provided in this Section and may do so at the time of sentencing or at any time during the period of incarceration of the inmate by the Department. After receipt of the notice, the Department shall not knowingly forward any mail addressed to a victim or family member of a victim named in the notice as not desiring correspondence from a named inmate.

(c)At the time of any sentencing which results in the imposition of any term of incarceration with the Department, the State's Attorney shall provide the victim with written notification that the victim or a family member of the victim at any time may notify the Department in writing of the person's desire not to receive correspondence from the inmate convicted of the offense against the victim. The notification provided by the State's Attorney shall inform the victim of the following:

(1)that it is the duty of the person desiring not to receive correspondence under this

Section to notify the Department of any change of address if the person wants the restriction on mail to apply after a change of address; and

(2)that the notice to the Department is to include the name of the person incarcerated,

the name and number of the case resulting in the incarceration, and the inmate number, if known.

The State's Attorney shall assist the victim in obtaining this information at any time during the incarceration.

(d)The Department shall notify the inmate that the victim or members of the victim's family have provided notice to the Department that the persons do not wish correspondence from that inmate during the incarceration.