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Fact Sheet: Illinois
Key Facts: three times their representation in the
6general population. • Illinois is one of four the MacArthur
Foundation’s Models for Change sites. • In 2003, the rate of persons residing in
The Models for Change program in juvenile detention and correctional
Illinois includes right-sizing the juvenile facilities was at a rate of 307 for every
7court jurisdiction, expanding community 100,000 individuals.
based alternatives to incarceration, and • Although African-American youth addressing disproportionate minority
represent only 18% of Illinois’ population
contact. There are currently 5 local
of youth ages 10 to 16, they total 41% of 1demonstration sites in Illinois.
those youth that are securely detained,
• Cook County, Illinois is one of four model and 52% of those youth who are
8sites for the Annie E. Casey incarcerated.
Foundation’s Juvenile Detention What Illinois Law Says:
Alternative Initiative (JDAI). This county
• There are eight youth detention centers drastically reduced its detention
population between 1996 and 2005 and in the state of Illinois, and youth may be
sent there for contempt of court and has increased its use of community-
parole violations along with delinquency based alternatives to incarceration.
9 10disposition; , There are also ten other JDAI sites in
2Illinois. • Illinois recently created a new
Department of Juvenile Justice separate • Redeploy Illinois is a program for first
from the Illinois Department of time offenders that keeps kids in the
11Corrections; community while providing them the
rehabilitative services they need to lead • The courts in the state of Illinois may
a productive life. It has been called a send a youth to Illinois Department of
model for the nation by the Justice Policy Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) for “evaluation” –
3Institute (JPI). a process that can last as long as 90
12days; • In 2005, the percentage of persons age
18 to 24 not attending school, not • The extended age of juvenile
working, with no degree beyond high delinquency jurisdiction is 20;
school – essentially, with few
4 • While it is not mandated, pre-trial opportunities at all – was 15%.
detention in adult jails is permitted for
• African-American youth represent 18% of youths of at least 15 years of age. Sight
Illinois’ population of youth ages 10 to and sound separation from adult inmates
516, but 57% of youth who are arrested. 13is required;
• In 2003, African-American youth were
arrested at a rate that was more than Children and Family Justice Center • The minimum age at which a youth can
Bernardine Dohrn be transferred to adult court is 13.
Bluhm Legal Clinic Northwestern University Fifteen year olds face mandatory
School of Law transfers if they commit certain
14 357 East Chicago Avenue felonies;
Chicago, IL 60611-3069 • Over the past six years, Illinois has Phone: [phone]
considered and enacted reforms to Fax: [phone]
address youth in its adult criminal justice TDD: [phone]
system. In 2003, the law was changed to

allow a reverse waiver for drug offenders Juvenile Justice Initiative
15automatically tried in adult court. In Betsy Clarke
August 2005, Public Act 94-0574 was PO Box 1833
enacted, giving judges more discretion in Evanston IL, 60204
deciding whether to transfer 15- and 16- Phone: [phone]
year-olds to adult court for drug charges Fax: [phone]
instead of requiring an automatic http://www.jjustice.org/
16transfer. Email: [e-mail]
• As of July 2007, legislation is currently Liz Kooy
Email: [e-mail] being considered that will change the
definition of delinquent minor to any
Illinois Department of Corrections youth under the age of 18 (currently, a
youth 17 years of age or older is 1301 Concordia Court
P.O. Box 19277 automatically tried as an adult for
17 Springfield, IL 62794-9277 misdemeanors);
• Youth with felony convictions or pending
State Juvenile Justice Specialist
felony cases are not eligible at all for Ms. Karrie Rueter
18diversionary programs; and Illinois Department of Human Services
Phone: [phone]
State Resources: Email: [e-mail]
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ Contacts:

Department of Corrections, Juvenile Division State Advisory Group Chair:
Kurt Friedenauer, Acting Dpty. Director Mr. Michael J. Mahoney
1301 Concordia Court, House 1313 Phone: [phone]
Springfield, IL 62794-9277 Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] JDAI Contacts:

Cook County, Illinois The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Michael J. Rohan, Director Foundation
Carmen Casas, Deputy Chief JDAI Coordinator Laurie R. Garduque
Juvenile Probation and Court Services 10 S. Dearborn Street,
1100 S. Hamilton Avenue Chicago, IL 60603-5285 USA
Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: [phone]
Phone: [phone]
pic=Detention&state=%2Fstateprofiles%2Fprofiles%Email: [e-mail]
2FIL07.asp
10Chapters of parent & family advocacy National Center for Juvenile Justice. (2006).
Illinois: Juvenile corrections continuum. Retrieved organizations:
July 2, 2007 from Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/profiles/IL07.asp?tostate chapters: pic=Institutions&state+%2Fstateprofiles%2Fprofiles
http://www.famm.org/TakeAction/FindaFAMMVol %2FIL07.asp
11unteer.aspx National Center for Juvenile Justice. (2006).
Issues for change: Right-sizing jurisdiction. Models Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
for change: Systems reform in juvenile justice. (CURE) state chapters:
Retrieved July 23, 2007, from http://www.curenational.org/new/index.html
http://www.modelsforchange.net/issues/right-sizing/
12Federation of Families for Children’s Mental National Center for Juvenile Justice. (2006).
Health (FFMCH) state chapters: Illinois: Commitment. Retrieved July 2, 2007, from
http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/profiles/IL07.asp?tohttp://www.ffcmh.org/who_chapters.php
pic=Commitment&state=%2Fstateprofiles%2FprofileCommunity Parent Resource Centers:
s%2FIL07.asp http://www.taalliance.org/centers/index.htm 13 Goemann, M. (2007). Children Being Tried as
Protection & Advocacy System state contacts: Adults: Pre-trial Detention Laws in the U.S..
http://www.ndrn.org/aboutus/consumer.htm Washington, DC: Campaign for Youth Justice.
14 National Center for Juvenile Justice. (2006).
Prepared by the Campaign for Youth Justice Illinois transfer provisions: As amended through the
2004 legislative session. Retrieved July 2, 2007 from
1 National Center for Juvenile Justice. (2006). States http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/asp/transfer.asp?topi
for change: Illinois. Models for Change: Systems c=Transfer&state=%2Fstateprofiles%2Fprofiles%2FI
reform in juvenile justice. Retrieved July 23, 2007, L07.asp
15from http://www.modelsforchange.net/locations/IL/ Campaign for Youth Justice. (2007) The
2 The Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2007). JDAI Consequences Aren’t Minor: The Impact of Trying
sites and contacts. The Annie E. Casey Foundation: Youth as Adults and Strategies for Reform.
16Helping vulnerable kids and families succeed. National Center for Juvenile Justice. 2006.
Retrieved July 25, 2007, from "Illinois." State Juvenile Justice Profiles. Pittsburgh,
http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/JuvenileDetenti PA: NCJJ. Online. Available:
onAlternativesInitiative/SitesAndContacts.aspx http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/.
3 17 Bray, J. (2006, March 23). Redeploy Illinois hailed Illinois General Assembly. (2007, July 26). Bill
as model for the nation. (Press Release). Justice status of HB1517. Illinois General Assembly.
Policy Institute Newsroom. Retrieved July 26, 2007, Retrieved July 26, 2007, from
from http://www.justicepolicy.org/article.php?id=573 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNu
4 Kids Count State-Level Data Online. (2006). m=1517&GAID=9&GA=95&DocTypeID=HB&Leg
Youth risk factors. Retrieved July 2, 2007 from ID=30321&SessionID=51
18http://www.kidscount.org/sld/profile_results.jsp?r=15 National Center for Juvenile Justice. (2006).
&d=1&c=7&p=5&x=168&y=12 Illinois: Diversion. Retrieved July 2, 2007 from
5 Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission. (2005). http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/profiles/IL07.asp?to
Annual report to the Governor and General pic=Diversion&state=%2Fstateprofiles%2Fprofiles%
Assembly, fiscal year 2005: Disproportionate 2FIL07.asp
minority contact in the Illinois juvenile justice
system. Retrieved July 2, 2007 from
http://jjustice.org/pdf/Annual_Report_FY2005%5B1
%5D.pdf
6 Ibid.
7 See Kids Count State-Level Data Online, 4.
8 See Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, 5.
9 National Center for Juvenile Justice. (2006).
Illinois: Detention. Retrieved July 2, 2007 from
http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/profiles/IL07.asp?to