en Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice

Department of Juvenile Justice
Department overview
Formed	July 1, 2006
Jurisdiction	Illinois
Department executive	Heidi Meuller, Director;
Website	www.illinois.gov/idjj/

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is the code department^[1]^[2] of the Illinois state government that acts as the state juvenile corrections agency.

The department was formed on July 1, 2006. Previously, the Illinois Department of Corrections managed Illinois' juvenile facilities.^[3]

Facilities

As of 2014^[update], the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) facilities in operation included the following detention centers, statewide:^[4]

Name	Security level	Sex
IYC Chicago	Level 2 - Medium	Male^[4]
IYC Harrisburg	Level 2 - Medium	Male^[4]
IYC Pere Marquette	Level 3 - Minimum	Male^[4]
IYC St. Charles	Level 2 - Medium	Male^[4]
IYC Warrenville	Level 1 - Maximum	Co-ed^[4]

Harrisburg, St. Charles, Pere Marquette, and Chicago house juvenile male offenders while Warrenville houses juvenile female offenders. IYC Pere Marquette is a treatment facility for juvenile males. The majority of youths committed to the department from the Chicago area go first to IYC St. Charles.^[4]

Facilities in Kewanee and Murphysboro, previously Illinois Youth Centers, were closed and reopened as Adult Life Skills and Reentry Centers.

References

^ Uphoff, Judy Lee (2012). "The Governor and the Executive Branch". In Lind, Nancy S.; Rankin, Erik (eds.). Governing Illinois: Your Connection to State and Local Government (PDF) (4th ed.). Center Publications, Center for State Policy and Leadership, University of Illinois Springfield. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-938943-28-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
^ 20 ILCS 5/5-15
^ "IDOC Overview". Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Annual Report" (PDF). Illinois Dept. of Juvenile Justice. 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.