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  2. American juvenile justice system - Wikipedia

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    The nation's first juvenile court was formed in Illinois in 1899 and provided a legal distinction between juvenile abandonment and crime. [8] The law that established the court, the Illinois Juvenile Court Law of 1899, was created largely because of the advocacy of women such as Jane Addams, Louise DeKoven Bowen, Lucy Flower and Julia Lathrop, who were members of the influential Chicago Woman ...

  3. Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Category:Juvenile law - Wikipedia

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    California Division of Juvenile Justice; Child custody; Child savers; Children Act 1908; Children Act 1948; Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955; Children and Young Persons Act 1933; Children and Young Persons Act 2008; Children's Regional Planning Committee; ContactPoint; Mary Conway Kohler; Juvenile court; Curfew

  5. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act - Wikipedia

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    A re-authorization bill, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-385) was enacted in December 2018, [16] marking the first reauthorization since 2002. [ 1 ] addition to reauthorizing core parts of the existing JJDPA, the 2018 bill made several significant changes to juvenile justice law.

  6. Illinois Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The IDOC is led by a director appointed by the Governor of Illinois, [3] and its headquarters are in Springfield. [4] The IDOC was established in 1970, combining the state's prisons, juvenile centers, and parole services. The juvenile corrections system was split off into the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on July 1, 2006. [3]

  7. Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse was rampant in Illinois juvenile ...

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    Rampant sexual abuse occurred unchecked for decades at Illinois’ juvenile detention centers, a new lawsuit filed on behalf of 95 former detainees alleges, citing hundreds of incidents over more ...

  8. Survivors of alleged abuse in Illinois youth detention ...

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    Spokespeople for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who took office in 2019, and the two corrections agencies have said the alleged incidents took place under former administrations and that any ...

  9. Youth incarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile convicts working in the fields in a chain gang, photo taken circa 1903. The system that is currently operational in the United States was created under the 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act called for a "deinstitutionalization" of juvenile delinquents. The act ...