In addition to raising the age that kids can be detained from 10 to 12, starting in mid-2027 the bill would also raise the ...

Advocates argue detention can add to trauma for children who in many cases have already experienced problems before they ever ...

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lawsuits alleging sexual or physical abuse by juvenile correctional officers and other detention center staff have emerged in more than a dozen states, including California, Georgia, Illinois ...

Grundy deputies and Morris police were alerted that the teenager was driving recklessly on Route 6 by the Arby's in Morris. A ...

A 19-year-old in Illinois is facing a murder charge for gunning down a 16-year-old after a relative complained about "older ...

Officers arrested a 15-year-old boy for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and a 16-year-old boy for unlawful possession of a weapon and took them to the River Valley Juvenile Detention ...

During the 15 months the center was closed, Sangamon County juveniles in need of detention were housed at a variety of other juvenile detention centers in Illinois or they were released with ...

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