Illinois Department Of Juvenile Justice Proposed Remedial Plan In R.J. v. Jones

On March 17, 2014, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) and the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) jointly filed a remedial plan to improve conditions for youth at six state-run juvenile justice facilities. The plan is the result of a consent decree in the R.J. v. Jones class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU in September 2012 to improve conditions at these facilities.  The complaint alleged that conditions at DJJ facilities, services, and treatment violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education . . .