The Pritzker administration has announced a new center for incarcerated youth is coming to central Illinois.
The Illinois Youth Center will be at the site of a previously shuttered Lincoln Developmental Center in Lincoln. It’s part of a broader plan within the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) to reduce the harm of juvenile incarceration, using a community-based, rehabilitative, and restorative model.
About 40% of youths committed to IDJJ come from central Illinois.