Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice

A few years ago, DePaul professor Dr. Christina Rivers started teaching a different kind of law and politics course.About half of the class is made up of…

Employees of the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles picketed outside the center Monday to protest what they say is escalating violence against staff and…

A federal judge is giving Cook County a week to fix what he calls a “glaring inconsistency” in how it treats juvenile arrestees. A federal lawsuit claims…

The director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice has announced her resignation. A news release from Gov. Bruce Rauner's office on Friday says…

Governor Bruce Rauner's administration says it will close the youth correctional facility in Kewanee.Juvenile Justice Director Candice Jones says closing…

The use of medication to control behavior has gone up in Illinois youth prisons over the past five years. That’s according to an annual report from the…