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Another 107 former detainees allege sexual abuse in Illinois and Cook County youth detention centers
Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois ...
Survivors' lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention
Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing ...
More than 900 people now allege abuse at Illinois, Cook County juvenile detention facilities
Attorneys on Wednesday announced that 107 additional names have been added to a class-action lawsuit alleging abuse in ...
Former juvenile inmates claiming sexual abuse by staff in Illinois grows to more than 900
The number of former juvenile inmates who allege they were sexually abused at the hands of staff at juvenile detention ...
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More than 900 people now say they were abused at Illinois youth prisons
A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook ...
Alleged victims of child sex abuse in Illinois state facilities demand action
Attorneys on Wednesday announced that 107 additional names have been added to a class-action lawsuit alleging abuse in ...
Measure raising minimum detainment age in Illinois remains in committee
Juvenile Justice Initiative Founder Elizabeth Clarke says minimum detainment age legislation in Illinois could prove to be a ...
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Illinois allows kids as young as 10 to be put in detention. A bill ...
According to the 2021 report from the Juvenile Justice Commission, the most common charge against pre-teens locked up from 2017 to 2020 was aggravated battery — also a violent crime, but a broad ...
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Another 107 ex-detainees allege sexual abuse in Illinois, Cook County youth detention centers
Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois ...