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Experts say Illinois youth prisons need independent ombudsman

6/11/2013 by WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio)

by Patrick Smith

The chair of the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission says Gov. Pat Quinn must act quickly to protect kids in the state’s youth prisons. Retired Judge George Timberlake says incarcerated youth…

In Illinois, a Season of Restorative Justice

6/5/2013 by JJIE Resource Hub

by Judge George Timberlake

It has been a good spring for juvenile justice in Illinois. In a year of great fiscal challenge, the General Assembly approved Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to double funding for Redeploy Illinois,…

Cruel, Unusual, and a Matter of Law in Illinois

6/5/2013 by The Atlantic

by Paige Sutherland, Bryan Lowry, and Ananth Baliga

The one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision to outlaw juvenile mandatory life sentencing without parole is coming up fast, yet Illinois is no closer to being in compliance.

Violence in the streets can start in the home

5/17/2013 by WBEZ-FM (Chicago Public Radio)

by Adriana Cardona-Maguigad

CHICAGO -- Ubaldina is a mother of six, who works the night shift at a packing company so she can be there when her kids come home from school. She’s raising her kids alone now. She said her…

Juvenile Justice shows progress

5/16/2013 by Illinois Times

by Patrick Yeagle

When the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice was created in 2006, the state’s youth prisons held 1,500 juvenile offenders. Today, there are fewer than 900 kids behind bars in Illinois…

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