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REPORT
Department: Justice Advisory Council
Report Title: Annual Report of The Advisory Board to the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), 2022
Report Period: 12/1/2021 - 11/30/2022
Summary: Pursuant to Cook County Ordinance Art VI. Div. 3. Sec. 2-511-520 the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board (hereinafter “Advisory Board”) shall submit to the Executive Director of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (hereinafter “JTDC”), the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, the Board of Commissioners for Cook County, and the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners an annual report containing public recommendations for actions which may be necessary in carrying out the mission, purpose and intent of the JTDC. The Advisory Board is charged with providing public recommendations on maximizing the use of current resources and on meeting the physical, social, and psychological needs of the population, as well as establishing public performance measures to track and measure the achievement of the JTDC’s mission.
In 2022 the Advisory Board focused its activities on the continued work of eliminating punitive room confinement, low rates of vaccination among detained youth, and the need for expanded reentry support for detained you and securing a hearing to present their findings to the Cook County Board of Commissioners Criminal Justice Committee. The hearing took place on November 17, 2022.
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