Juvenile Justice, Children and Family Services departments merging

Juvenile Justice, Children and Family Services departments merging

Acknowledging that teenagers in correctional facilities suffer from trauma and mental health issues and that the state has fallen short in helping them, Illinois officials announced Wednesday that the Department of Juvenile Justice will be folded into the Department of Children and Family Services.
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Quinn calls for changes in juvenile prison system

Gov. Pat Quinn wants to end a rocky experiment with the state’s juvenile prison system.

On the heels of an audit showing the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice has been mismanaged since it was split off from the state’s adult prison system in 2006, Quinn is proposing to fold the agency into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

Note: LOL! Pat Quinn thinks that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is gonna do better.

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