juvenile justice Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/juvenile-justice/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:18:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png juvenile justice Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/juvenile-justice/ 32 32 163009088 Chicago’s moral debt to black youth https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-moral-debt-to-black-youth/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-moral-debt-to-black-youth/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:28:55 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2973631 The police consent decree fails to make amends to African-American young people, who are both most harmed by the department and a driving force in a city on the cusp of a historic change in leadership.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-moral-debt-to-black-youth/feed/ 0 2973631 Report: Doctors at Illinois youth prison gave kids antipsychotic medication for common behavioral problems https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-doctors-at-illinois-prison-gave-kids-antipsychotic-medication-for-common-behavioral-problems/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-doctors-at-illinois-prison-gave-kids-antipsychotic-medication-for-common-behavioral-problems/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:00:07 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2693908 Juveniles with conduct disorder and ADHD were prescribed Seroquel, a powerful antipsychotic drug that causes sedation and weight gain and has a high potential for abuse.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-doctors-at-illinois-prison-gave-kids-antipsychotic-medication-for-common-behavioral-problems/feed/ 0 2693908 Solitary confinement of juveniles on the rise in Cook County https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2037670 As other cities and states have moved to ban using solitary confinement as punishment for teens, the practice has increased at one of the largest juvenile jails in the country.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/feed/ 2 2037670 Just 1 percent of Cook County foster children get special advocates https://www.chicagoreporter.com/less-than-1-percent-of-cook-county-foster-children-get-special-advocates/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/less-than-1-percent-of-cook-county-foster-children-get-special-advocates/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:25:49 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=413339 Of thousands of abuse and neglect cases in the child welfare system, few get much-needed adult support from the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, known as CASA.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/less-than-1-percent-of-cook-county-foster-children-get-special-advocates/feed/ 1 413339 Racial disparities worsen as juvenile imprisonment declines in Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/racial-disparities-worsen-as-juvenile-imprisonment-declines-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/racial-disparities-worsen-as-juvenile-imprisonment-declines-in-illinois/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:00:17 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=387383 By keeping youth prisons open, the state is actually spending more on incarcerating fewer and fewer young offenders according to a new report.

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