Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20 § 701.250

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 701.250 - Commissary

a) Each jail may establish and maintain a commissary system to provide detainees with items or access to services approved by the Sheriff.

b) No member of the jail staff shall gain personal profit, directly or indirectly, as a result of the commissary system.

c) Prices charged detainees shall not exceed those for the same articles if sold in local community stores nor shall the prices charged for postal supplies exceed those for the same articles sold at local post offices.

d) Commissary access shall be provided on a regularly scheduled basis and not less than once weekly.

e) Net profits from the commissary system shall be used for education, recreation or other purposes within the jail for the benefit of detainees, as deemed appropriate by the Sheriff. Profits may be used for record keeping expenses of the commissary.

f) Accurate accounting for all purchases, sales and expenditures of the commissary system, including phone services and, if provided, email access, shall be maintained. An annual audit shall be arranged with the county auditor or county treasurer.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 701.250

Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 3835, effective April 1, 1997

Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 18859, effective 10/1/2014