The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) is an advisory group responsible for administering f
12/02/2020
Efforts to deflect youth from juvenile justice system involvement have had promising results. They're also critical to reduce the system's overrepresentation of Black and brown youth, reduce trauma & conserve resources.
Our newest report outlines best practices to consider when designing & implementing deflection programs in cities throughout Illinois: https://bit.ly/3mzTrDh
11/19/2020
Data on how many Illinois youths were admitted into detention & for what reasons during September 2020 is now available for viewing: http://ijjc.illinois.gov/publications/september-2020-juvenile-detention-data-report
11/10/2020
One thing that makes the Commission effective is that our individual Commissioners bring a wide variety of experiences & perspectives to our work. That's why we're so lucky to have Commissioner Esther Franco-Payne!
Since 1999, she's been working in her local community to affect lasting change around violence prevention & criminal justice reform. See why the Chicago Tribune recently recognized her as one of Chicago's most influential Black woman leaders: https://bit.ly/2JYAJqR
11/06/2020
Great to see our Commissioners sharing their experiences/work within the juvenile justice system, as well as their thoughts for reimagining the system for youth!
Article: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/10/28/lateststories/nu-profs-and-criminal-justice-researcher-discuss-juvenile-justice-reform/
Northwestern University
NU profs. and criminal justice researcher discuss juvenile justice reform Pritzker profs. Julie Biehl and Shobha Mahadev and researcher Marshan Allen discussed juvenile justice Tuesday at a roundtable sponsored by the Northwestern Prison Education Program. The event, a part of “Transforming Criminal Justice: In Illinois and Beyond” series, focused on the themes of the...
11/05/2020
With Equip For Equality's help, we're continuing our webinar series around better supporting justice-involved youth with disabilities.
Join us next Thursday to learn how increasing access to transition planning & student services can help re-route youth from the juvenile/criminal legal systems & improve post-secondary outcomes. Register: https://bit.ly/2I5glTZ
10/29/2020
TODAY AT 3PM, join us & Equip For Equality to become better advocates for reducing the number of youth w/ disabilities who are justice-involved.
Register now: https://bit.ly/31owVEW
10/20/2020
Youth with disabilities are overrepresented in the juvenile & criminal justice systems.
Join us & Equip For Equality next week to learn how a failure to meet the needs of young people with disabilities in the school setting leads to this problem: https://bit.ly/31owVEW
10/19/2020
Data on how many Illinois youth were admitted into detention & for what reasons during the month of August is now available: http://ijjc.illinois.gov/publications/august-2020-juvenile-detention-data-report
09/30/2020
"You can see how many 10, 11, 12-year-olds [were held in juvenile detention]...each of those represent someone's son, daughter, or young child who is having this traumatic experience of being placed behind secure doors in a cell." -
Data Shows Dozens Of Pre-Teen Illinois Kids Detained In 2020 Pre-trial juvenile detentions in Illinois fell 19 percent between March and April.
09/14/2020
We're excited to announce that The Coleman Foundation appointed IJJC Commissioner Shelley Davis as its new President & CEO - http://ijjc.illinois.gov/newsroom/commissioner-shelley-davis-appointed-president-ceo-coleman-foundation
09/11/2020
In 2020, 215 Illinois youth between the ages of 11-13 have been in detention, according to data from our July 2020 Juvenile Detention Data Report.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3bOrH9y
09/08/2020
Despite efforts to scale back the transfers of youth to adult courts, Illinois law still permits the trial & sentencing of youth as adults. And these transfer laws still disproportionately affect youth of color.
Read a recent NBC Chicago story on how this practice impacted IJJC Commissioner Marshan Allen, & how it increases harm & devalues youth's unique potential for rehabilitation: http://ijjc.illinois.gov/newsroom/trial-sentencing-juveniles-adults-increases-harm-devalues-youth-potential-rehabilitation