IDOC Security Levels

[LStoney]

Can anyone briefly tell me which facilities in the IDOC are the lowest security??  I know this info is on the IDOC site but need to go into each location to find the answer and there are so many !

[RT]

OK,
Level 1 is Max
Level 2 is Secure Medium
Level 3 is High Medium
Level 4 is Medium
Level 5 is High Minimum
Level 6 is Minimum
Level 7 is Low Minimum
Level 8 is Transitional


Rick

[LStoney]

was just looking at the map of illinois idoc.  Very informative and shows security level of each.   Does the county you are convicted in have anything to do with the district you are sent to?  Anyone...thx

[mamacita1]

No - it has to do with the type of conviction - such as murder would get max, aggravated battery would get maybe a level 2, etc, etc...  They get an opportunity to transfer, if behavior, time in facility, and permission is granted.

Sometimes it simply has to do with a bed opening up.

mamacita

[Forevermah]

It is suppose to be according to the length of time you have to spend in the IDOC. but this does not always happen, like Mama said, it's where a bed opens up.


What is the procedure for assigning inmates to facilities when they begin to serve their sentence?

Inmates will be located at an IDOC reception and classification unit they are processed for appropriate placement. Inmates are assigned to maximum security prisons if they have a sentence of 20 or more years. Inmates with a 19 to 8 year sentence are eligible for assignment within a medium security facility, while inmates with a sentence of 7 years or less may be assigned to minimum security facilities. Inmates who do not abide by the rules at minimum or medium security prisons may be assigned to maximum security prisons regardless as to the length of time to serve. They may not have visits for a month, then two one-hour visits for the next 30-days, then three one-hour visits for the next 30 days. They are not allowed to make collect phone calls for the first 30-days, may make one 15-minute phone call during the next 30-days, and then three 15-minute phone calls the next 30-days. They cannot have commissary during the first 30-days, and then $15 a month for personal hygiene items for the next 60-days. This is all dependent on maintaining proper discipline.

[LStoney]

Makes sense.  Thanks for the knowledge !! 
laura