Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Closing youth lockups applauded

Closing youth lockups applauded

Illinois houses juvenile offenders in eight detention centers across the state, including one in downstate Murphysboro that is only a third full, has little outdoor recreation space and costs $84,000 a year per youth to operate. It has nearly 100 staffers for its 53 inmates.

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