Robert Martwick, Jr. voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Requires Gender-Responsive Practices in Women's Prisons
Signed by Governor Bruce Rauner
Title: Requires Gender-Responsive Practices in Women's Prisons
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that requires evidence-based, gender-responsive practices in women's correctional centers.
Defines “gender-responsive” as taking into account gender-specific differences that have been identified through research including, but not limited to (Sec. 5):
Socialization;
Psychological development; and
Responses to to treatment intervention.
Specifies that gender-responsive practices shall be implemented in a way that is considered relational, culturally competent, family-centered, holistic, strength-based, and trauma-informed (Sec. 5).
Defines “trauma-informed practices” as practices incorporating gender-violence research in the design of implementation of policies that involve understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of trauma (Sec. 5).
Requires the Department of Corrections to create a Women’s Division which shall have statewide authority and oversight for all women’s correctional centers (Sec. 5).
Requires the Director of Corrections to appoint a Chief Administrator of the Women’s Divisions who shall have nationally recognized training in gender-responsive and trauma-informed practices (Sec. 5).
Specifies that the Chief Administrator is responsible for duties including, but not limited to (Sec. 5):
Management of Women’s Divisions personnel;
Development and implementation of practices; and
Development and implementation of a training program.
Title: Requires Gender-Responsive Practices in Women's Prisons
Title: Requires Gender-Responsive Practices in Women's Prisons
Title: Requires Gender-Responsive Practices in Women's Prisons