Youth prison's suicide-watch cells still lack suicide-proof beds

Sep. 12, 2011
A youth prison in the Chicago suburbs still does not have suicide-proof beds in all its rooms, including those where kids on suicide watch are kept. This comes two years after a young man incarcerated at the St. Charles facility killed himself.Some of the rooms at St.

Youth prison lacks suicide-proof beds

Jul. 8, 2011
The youth prison in St. Charles Illinois doesn't have suicide proof beds in cells where kids on suicide watch are kept.  That's according to a report released today by a prison watchdog group.

Inside and Out: Keeping kids out of prison for good

Feb. 3, 2011
Young people often face a rocky transition when  they get out of prison and go home. Most talk about turning their lives around.

Inside and Out: Stress and fatigue can defeat families

Feb. 2, 2011
Nearly half the kids leaving Illinois youth prisons end up back inside. They just can't make it outside.

How Illinois Spending on Juvenile Justice Compares to Other States

Mar. 18, 2010
 For the past few months we've been talking about Illinois' Department of Juvenile Justice as part of our series Inside and Out. We've tracked down kids with warrants out for their arrest, spent the day with a probation officer, examined suicide attempts among incarcerated y