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July 15, 2024- At around noon, a fire occurred in the kitchen of the main building at the Warrenville Illinois Youth Center. All staff and youth were safely evacuated from the campus. READ FULL STATEMENT

Partnerships/Initiatives

Ilinois Department of Juvenile Justice works with many fellow Illinois state agencies, numerous community partner organizations, and several state and national initiatives that provide independent monitoring and research based evidence of best policies and practices in juvenile justice.

Juvenile Justice Partners

State Partners

Georgetown Center for Juvenile Justice Reform

Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators

Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

Models for Change

Juvenile Justice Initiative

John Howard Association

Children & Family Justice Center, Northwestern University School of Law

Illinois Collaboration on Youth

Illinois Justice Project

Center for Children's Law & Policy

Interstate Compact for Juveniles

Department of Children and Family Services

Department of Human Resources
Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
Redeploy Illinois
Department of Corrections
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Illinois Attorney General
Illinois State Appellate Defender
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois State Police
Prisoner Review Board
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts

Community Partners

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is grateful to the many wonderful community partner organizations and individuals that provide educational, recreational and therapeutic services and opportunities to our youth. The below organizations provide services such as art therapy, restorative justice programs, literacy training, mentoring, tutoring, animal therapy, violence prevention, vocational training, musical theater, peer mentoring, substance abuse prevention, oral communication skills, recreational and athletic activities, higher education opportunities, and more.