Workhouse

55 ILCS 5/5-1023
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(55 ILCS 5/5-1023) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1023) Sec. 5-1023. Workhouse. A county board may: cause to be erected, or otherwise provided, a suitable workhouse, in which persons convicted of offenses punishable by imprisonment in the county jail may be confined and employed; make rules and regulations for the management thereof; and contract for the use of the city workhouse when the same can satisfactorily be done. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.aspFetched: 10/17/2026

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