Illinois to shift teens in state custody to smaller centers

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CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a plan Friday to move teenagers in state custody to small regional residential centers with a variety of services closer to their homes. “The 150-year-old punitive model simply doesn’t fulfill its mission,” Pritzker said. There now are five sites in Illinois, but they're ...

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