Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice

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Department of Juvenile Justice
Department overview
FormedJuly 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)
Jurisdiction Illinois
Department executive
  • Heidi Meuller, Director
Website www.illinois.gov/idjj/

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that acts as the state juvenile corrections agency.

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The department was formed on July 1, 2006. Previously, the Illinois Department of Corrections managed Illinois' juvenile facilities. [3]

Facilities

As of 2014, the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) facilities in operation included the following detention centers, statewide: [4]

NameSecurity levelSex
IYC Chicago Level 2 - MediumMale [4]
IYC Harrisburg Level 2 - MediumMale [4]
IYC Pere Marquette Level 3 - MinimumMale [4]
IYC St. Charles Level 2 - MediumMale [4]
IYC Warrenville Level 1 - MaximumCo-ed [4]

Harrisburg, St. Charles, Pere Marquette, and Chicago house juvenile male offenders while Warrenville houses juvenile female offenders. IYC Pere Marquette is a treatment facility for juvenile males. The majority of youths committed to the department from the Chicago area go first to IYC St. Charles. [4]

Facilities in Kewanee and Murphysboro, previously Illinois Youth Centers, were closed and reopened as Adult Life Skills and Reentry Centers.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uphoff, Judy Lee (2012). "The Governor and the Executive Branch". In Lind, Nancy S.; Rankin, Erik (eds.). Governing Illinois: Your Connection to State and Local Government (PDF) (4th ed.). Center Publications, Center for State Policy and Leadership, University of Illinois Springfield. pp. 78–79. ISBN   978-0-938943-28-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ 20 ILCS5/5-15
  3. ↑ "IDOC Overview". Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Annual Report" (PDF). Illinois Dept. of Juvenile Justice. 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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