Today we continue our series Inside and Out, a look at the juvenile justice system in Illinois. This week you’ve heard stories from inside the state’s youth prisons: stories about what goes on there and how the schools are run. We’re going to take a step back and look at the creation of Illinois’ Department of Juvenile Justice: the debate, the money, the politicians. It happened about four years ago. And as WBEZ’s Sam Hudzik reports, another big change is likely coming soon.

Bill Healy contributed to this report.

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