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23-3478
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 04/26/2023 | approve | Pass |
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23-2739
| 1 | | JTDC HEARING REQUEST | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS EQUIP FOR EQUALITY’S RECENT REPORT ON THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE COOK COUNTY JUVENILE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER
WHEREAS, the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (“JTDC”) is the juvenile detention facility for Cook County; and
WHEREAS, the children in the JTDC are some of the most vulnerable youth in Cook County, many having experienced significant trauma and violence as part of their daily existence; and
WHEREAS, the JTDC should provide a safe, secure environment with educational programming and mental health supports for youth awaiting adjudication of their cases; and
WHEREAS, in the past year, reports on the conditions of the JTDC have been released by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (“IDJJ”); the Blue Ribbon Committee (“BRC”); and Equip for Equality (“EFE”); and
WHEREAS, the IDJJ report noted concern with the JTDC’s room-confinement practices, which do not comply with the state of Illinois’s minimum standard that “room confinement may be used only as a temporary response to behavior that th | recommend for receiving and filing | Pass |
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