In these times of quick fixes to all problems no matter how large, there are few organizations that have the staying power of the ACLU to defend the civil rights of the most vulnerable.August 21, 2012
Chicago Tribune: Juvenile detention center population keeps falling
Overcrowding at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Facility is falling, the Chicago Tribune reports. An agreement was reached in 2002 as a result of an ACLU of Illinois lawsuit to... Continue reading
December 12, 2011
Chicago Tribune: New goal for juvenile center: Clear it out
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has stated that the County’s Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) should be gradually evacuated, the Chicago Tribune reports. In 1999, the ACLU of Illinois... Continue reading
March 11, 2011
Uncertainty at Juvenile Jail in Wake of Latest Lawsuit
The New York Times has some good coverage of the state of reforms at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center (spurred by a settlement to our lawsuit, Jimmy Doe v.... Continue reading