Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is the code department^[1][2] of the Illinois state government that acts as the state juvenile corrections agency.

Department of Juvenile Justice

Department overview
Formed	July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)
Jurisdiction	Illinois
Department executive	Heidi Meuller, Director
Website	www.illinois.gov/idjj/

The department was formed on July 1, 2006. Previously, the Illinois Department of Corrections managed Illinois' juvenile facilities.^[3]

Facilities

As of 2014^[update], the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) facilities in operation included the following detention centers, statewide:^[4]

Name	Security level	Sex
IYC Chicago	Level 2 - Medium	Male[4]
IYC Harrisburg	Level 2 - Medium	Male[4]
IYC Pere Marquette	Level 3 - Minimum	Male[4]
IYC St. Charles	Level 2 - Medium	Male[4]
IYC Warrenville	Level 1 - Maximum	Co-ed[4]

Harrisburg, St. Charles, Pere Marquette, and Chicago house juvenile male offenders while Warrenville houses juvenile female offenders. IYC Pere Marquette is a treatment facility for juvenile males. The majority of youths committed to the department from the Chicago area go first to IYC St. Charles.^[4]

Facilities in Kewanee and Murphysboro, previously Illinois Youth Centers, were closed and reopened as Adult Life Skills and Reentry Centers.

See also

• Illinois portal
• Law portal

• Juvenile delinquency
• Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention