Illinois Juvenile Justice

Advocates Praise, Union Criticizes Quinn's Planned Youth Prison Closings

Posted 02.27.2012

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's plan to close ten of the state's correctional facilities, two of which are juvenile detention centers, has drawn a mixed...

Plug The Budget Gap With Juvenile Justice Reform

Paula Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

Paula Wolff

A citizens' group has been appointed to find places to cut the budget. One of the first places they should look is the Department of Corrections, which spends a shocking $1.4 billion each year to lock up 45,000 people.