Inside Illinois' youth lockups, children go without basic services and face 'excessive' punishments
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Editor's note: This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois.
State audits point to troubling conditions in juvenile detention centers, but no agency has strong enough oversight to bring about change.
Editor's Note: This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois.
State audits point to troubling conditions in juvenile detention centers, but no agency has strong enough oversight to bring about change.
A 2008 city law intended hotels used as primary residences to be preserved as safety-net housing. But with little enforcement, some landlords had turned their buildings into tourist hotels.