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Children Detained

Though Illinois now has less than half as many foster children as in 1997, an increasing number have been held in juvenile detention centers and juvenile prisons.


Notes: Includes county and state facilities. Figures are for fiscal years running from July 1 through June 30. Figures for 2002 do not include the last month of the fiscal year.
Source: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; analyzed by The Chicago Reporter.

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