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Sep 12, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times: State, ACLU reach agreement on plan to improve care of juvenile offenders
Sep 12, 2012
Agreement reached to improve conditions in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities
CHICAGO – A provisional agreement announced today will dramatically improve conditions and services for young people confined at state-run juvenile justice facilities across Illinois. The settlement, reached in a federal class action suit filed today against the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice by youth represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, calls for the development of a specific remedial plan to fix inadequate conditions and services for youth, based on the investigation to be conducted by three independent court-appointed experts. The Department has custody of about 1,000 youth who have been adjudicated delinquent by juvenile courts, and a legal duty to provide conditions and services adequate to rehabilitate these youth.
Sep 05, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times Op-Ed: Rep. Todd Akin’s comments prove need for sex ed in schools
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Sep 04, 2012
Chicago Reporter: Dying for attention
The Chicago Reporter published an in-depth and heartbreaking article about how the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) responds to cases of child abuse and neglect, highlighting an alarming trend: many of the children end up dying before DCFS can investigate. Since the 90's, the ACLU of Illinois has kept a watchful eye on DCFS, as part of a consent decree to address high caseloads and to reform guidelines and practices.
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