HB2328 Summary

• Requires the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission to study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding youth services availability to reduce detention use and prevent deeper criminal involvement.

• Establishes that placement of minors away from home must be a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available.

• Raises the minimum age for secure detention in authorized facilities from 10 to 14 years old, and raises the age for county jail/lockup detention from 12 to 14 years (limited to 6 hours maximum).

• Increases the minimum age for commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice from 13 to 14 years old for minors found guilty of felony offenses or first-degree murder.

• Allows minors under 14 who violate the law to be subject to petitions under the Minors Requiring Authoritative Intervention Article or held accountable through community mediation programs instead of detention.