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From the Cook County Government website Judge Holderman orders transition to the control of County’s Chief Judge Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today hailed a federal court’s ruling that the County has reached substantial compliance in a federal lawsuit involving conditions at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), and that control of the facility […]

Re-Examining Juvenile Incarceration: High cost, poor outcomes spark shift to alternatives

DECATUR — Retail theft committed by juveniles has become too prevalent in the community to ignore.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is accepting requests to support suicide prevention activities during National Prevention Week (May 17-23, 2015). Communities can host a suicide prevention activity on Prevention of Suicide Day (May 22) and/or sponsor a suicide prevention activity in collaboration with one of the other days (e.g., increase awareness about the relationship

State Journal-Register Eliminate automatic transfer of children to adult court in Illinois — April 2 2015 Commentary by Elizabeth Robb, retired chief judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit http://www.sj-r.com/article/20150401/OPINION/150409924/-1/json During my 22 years as a judge, I didn’t discuss legislation being debated at the Illinois Capitol. Judges are supposed to mete out justice using the

Chicago Sun-Times Judges should decide where teens stand trial — March 31, 2015 Commentary by Andrew Berman, retired Cook County circuit court judge; Colleen F. Sheehan, Cook County circuit court judge; and Stuart Paul Katz, Cook County associate court judge. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/24/18462867/judges-should-decide-where-teens-stand-trial In juvenile courtrooms today, much of a judge’s time is spent trying to find

Peer Jury is designed to help keep students out of the juvenile justice system.

A comprehensive needs assessment of the Cook County Juvenile Court

March 20, 2015 – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration unveiled the outlines of a new Dept. of Juvenile Justice plan.