Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - Illinois is housing wards of the state in a youth jail

14/06/2022 8 min
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -  Illinois is housing wards of the state in a youth jail

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Episode Synopsis

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Service had 84 young people in its care last year kept in a juvenile detention center. That’s after a judge ordered their release. In some cases, young people were wrongfully imprisoned for months.