Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 720.40 - Minimum Physical Standards - Existing Buildings
The building in which a jail is located must:
a) Conform to the building, fire, safety, and
health requirements of local, State, and federal authorities. State of Illinois
standards for a jail which exceed those of a federal or local authority shall
take precedence.
b) Be well lighted
to provide at least 20 footcandles at 30" above the floor in the detention area
and in other parts of the jail.
c)
Be heated and cooled according to the season with a system designed to
eliminate disagreeable odors and to routinely provide temperatures within the
normal comfort zone (67° to 85° F).
d) Have electrical conduits, fixtures,
switches, and outlets that are inaccessible to the reach of detained persons or
that are of tamper proof construction.
e) Have all exterior windows in the detention
area security screened or barred. Those exterior windows that can be opened
must also be insect screened.
Notes
Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 19227, effective November 1, 1998
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