IL HB6109

Amends the Criminal Code to add "poppers" to the definition of contraband in penal institutions, defining a popper as a device that can override, block, or defeat a cell door locking mechanism to allow inmates to escape.

Classifies bringing or possessing poppers into a penal institution as a Class 1 felony, placing them in the same category as weapons, tools to defeat security mechanisms, and cutting tools.

Applies the same contraband restrictions to penal institution employees, making unauthorized bringing, possession, or delivery of poppers a Class X felony with a minimum 10-year sentence when delivered to inmates.

Defines penal institutions broadly to include prisons, jails, reformatories, police detention areas, and halfway houses holding persons awaiting trial, under sentence, or on probation or parole violations.

Maintains existing affirmative defenses allowing possession if authorized by institution rules or if contraband was possessed at time of arrest and brought in as a direct result of the arrest.