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Illinois Plans A New Vision For Juvenile Justice System, NPR | August 1, 2020

Gov. J.B. Pritzker lays out plan to overhaul state’s juvenile justice system, shift to smaller, ‘community-based’ regional facilities, Chicago Tribune | July 31, 2020

Pritzker administration unveils overhaul of juvenile justice system, Capitol News Illinois | July 31, 2020

Virus-Driven Push to Release Juvenile Detainees Leaves Black Youth Behind, New York Times | July 30, 2020

2 more detainees, employee at Cook County Juvenile detention center test positive for COVID-19, Chicago Sun Times | June 5, 2020

Calls for release of prisoners during pandemic grow louder as 1st Cook County Jail detainee dies, 2nd death at Stateville, The Daily Line | April 7, 2020

Coronavirus, Cook County Jail, and the need to reduce the inmate population . . . fast, | March 19, 2020

Will COVID-19 Shut Down Youth Prisons for Good?, YR Media | May 10, 2020

16-year-old detainee tests positive for COVID-19 at Cook County juvenile detention center, Chicago Sun Times | April 6, 2020

Pritzker administration still assessing whether to release prisoners, incarcerated youth at risk of Coronavirus, The Daily Line | March 23, 2020

Top juvenile court judge still blocking motions despite new emergency order, Injustice Watch | May 6, 2020

Judge blocks key legal protection for detained youth, Injustice Watch | April 30, 2020

2 more chief judge’s office employees diagnosed with COVID-19, Chicago Sun Times | April 3, 2020

Let’s keep youth justice from making the coronavirus worse, USA Today | March 27, 2020

Five ways the criminal justice system could slow the pandemic, Prison Policy Initiative | March 27, 2020

Teens Sue to Exit Detention Centers as Coronavirus Closes In, March 25, 2020