‘Family navigators’ seek to reduce obstacles, increase support for youth, families in juvenile courts
People often arrive at juvenile court with their guard up. Danielle Moore and Denise Gonzalez-Avila can understand why. As ...
Chicago Woman’s Club led the way on issues from juvenile justice reform to birth control
For decades, the Chicago Woman’s Club was an activist organization that championed causes including juvenile justice reform ...
Hundreds of former detainees allege rampant sexual abuse in Illinois and Cook County youth detention centers: ‘Wouldn’t wish my situation on anybody’
Hundreds of former residents of juvenile detention centers are ... The complaints, filed Monday in the Illinois Court of ...