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Staffing shortages contributed to the decision to close the facility on Dec. 31.
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A prison watchdog group in Illinois is calling on the state to take a bigger role in scrutinizing Illinois’ 16 pre-trial juvenile detention centers. Gov.…
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Critics have said the system has been too punitive and too ineffective. More than half of youth who are released end up getting in trouble again.…
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But the quality of online coursework is one of many concerns for advocates.By Marquell Brown's count, he has been locked up "roughly 42 times" since 2009.…
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If you’re under 21 and have been convicted of a crime, you might wind up serving time in the juvenile justice system instead of an adult jail. Illinois…
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Advocates across Illinois are calling on the state to change the way it handles young people who’ve committed serious crimes. They want to end the use of…
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Some reformers say Illinois' minimum age for juvenile detention needs to go up.Justin Wright still remembers well the time he spent as an 11-year-old at…
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This story first appeared in the June 2014 issue. Special monitoring visits to the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice recently found youth detainees…
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Special monitoring visits to the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice recently found youth detainees mowing lawns and building shelves rather than…
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When the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice split from the state’s Department of Corrections in 2006, it moved forward with a distinct mission:…