Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 504.930
Review of Grievances
Effective Apr 1, 201741 Ill. Reg. 3869AUTHORITY: Implementing the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC 12101 et seq.) and implementing and authorized by Sections 3-2-2, 3-5-2, 3-6-3, 3-8-7, 3-8-8, 3-10-8, and 3-10-9 of the Unified Code of Corrections [730 ILCS 5/3-2-2, 3-5-2, 3-6-3, 3-8-7, 3-8-8, 3-10-8, and 3-10-9]. Sections 504.70 and 504.450 are implementing a Consent Decree (U.S. Department of Justice vs. the State of Illinois, #S-CIV-76-0158, S.D. Ill., 1978). Sections 504.80 and 504.460 are also implementing a Consent Order (Arsberry vs. Sielaff, #74 C 1918 and Longstreet vs. Sielaff, #74 C 1951, N.D. Ill., 1982).DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
- a) The Parole Commander shall promptly submit a copy of any grievance alleging discrimination or a request for an accommodation based on disability to the facility ADA Coordinator. The facility ADA Coordinator shall conduct an investigation as deemed appropriate and make written recommendations to the Parole Commander for resolution of the grievance.
- b) The Parole Commander shall interview the releasee, unless the grievance is deemed without merit, and shall evaluate and respond to the grievance in writing within two months, when reasonably feasible under the circumstances. Grievances on issues that are deemed without merit may be returned to the sender as denied without further review. No merit grievances include grievances that have previously been addressed for which there is no additional information or that are on issues that do not involve or affect the releasee. Copies of the grievance and response shall be retained in the releasee's case file.
(Source: Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 3869, effective April 1, 2017)