730 ILCS 5/3-18-10

Current through Public Act 103-1052
Section 730 ILCS 5/3-18-10 - [Renumbered from 730 ILCS 5/3-17-10] Establishment of Program
(a) A county with the approval of the county board or a municipality that maintains a jail or house of corrections with the approval of the corporate authorities may establish a program for reentry of offenders into the community who have been committed to the Department for commission of a felony. Any program shall be approved by the Director prior to placement of inmates in a program.
(b) If a county or municipality establishes a program under this Section, the sheriff in the case of a county or the police chief in the case of a municipality shall:
(1) Determine whether offenders who are referred by the Director of Corrections under Section 3-18-15 should be assigned to participate in a program.
(2) Supervise offenders participating in the program during their participation in the program.
(c) A county or municipality shall be liable for the well being and actions of inmates in its custody while in a program and shall indemnify the Department for any loss incurred by the Department caused while an inmate is in a program.
(d) An offender may not be assigned to participate in a program unless the Director of Corrections, in consultation with the Prisoner Review Board, grants prior approval of the assignment under this Section.

730 ILCS 5/3-18-10

Renumbered from 730 ILCS 5/3-17-10 and amended by P.A. 095-0331,§ 1070, eff. 8/21/2007.
Added by P.A. 094-0383, § 5, eff. 1/1/2006.