CD CORR-EDUCATION&EMPOWERMENT
Summary
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the County Jail Act. Provides that neither the Director of Corrections nor the county sheriff may prohibit a prisoner from receiving any books, audiovisual materials, periodicals, or other instructional materials involving the history, empowerment, or self-help of any race, ethnicity, or religious group and each prisoner shall have access to those items. Effective immediately.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2020
Last action Feb 18, 2020
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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