Children Detained
Posted On: August 31, 2007Originally published as part of the February, 2003 Issue 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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