HB2927 Summary

• Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to modify sight and sound separation requirements for minors confined in county jails in counties with populations below 3,000,000.

• Eliminates the requirement that minors be kept separate from adult prisoners (no contact by sight, sound, or otherwise) when a person 18 years of age or older is confined in a county jail for any matter or proceeding under the Act.

• Maintains that minors under 18 years old must still be kept separate from confined adults and cannot be held in the same cell, room, or yard with adults confined under criminal law.

• Requires consideration of specific factors (age, delinquent or criminal history, abuse or neglect history, mental health or educational history) when determining whether to confine a person 18 years or older who has a delinquency petition filed against them in an adult detention facility.