730 ILCS 5/3-16-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 730 - CORRECTIONS|730 ILCS 5/ - Unified Code of Corrections.|Chapter III - Department Of Corrections

Sec. 3-16-5. Multi-year pilot program for selected paroled youth  released from institutions of the Department of Juvenile Justice.(a) The Department of Juvenile Justice may establish in Cook County, DuPage  County, Lake County, Will County,  and Kane County a 6 year pilot program for selected youthful offenders  released to parole by the Department of Juvenile Justice.(b) A person who is being released to parole from the Department of Juvenile Justice          under subsection (e) of Section 3-3-3 whom the  Department of Juvenile Justice deems a serious or at risk delinquent youth who is likely to  have  difficulty re-adjusting to the community, who has had either significant  clinical problems or a history of criminal activity related to sex offenses,  drugs, weapons, or gangs, and who is returning to  Cook County, Will County, Lake County, DuPage County, or Kane County may be  screened for eligibility to participate in the pilot  program.(c) If the Department of Juvenile Justice establishes a pilot program under this  Section,  the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide  supervision and structured services to persons selected to participate in the  program to: (i)  ensure that they receive high levels of supervision and case managed,  structured services; (ii) prepare them for re-integration into the community;  (iii) effectively monitor their compliance with parole requirements and  programming;  and (iv) minimize the likelihood that they will commit additional offenses.(d) Based upon the needs of a participant, the Department of Juvenile Justice may provide any or  all of the following to a participant:(1) Risk and needs assessment;(2) Comprehensive case management;(3) Placement in licensed secured community     facilities as a transitional measure;(4) Transition to residential programming;(5) Targeted intensive outpatient treatment services;(6) Structured day and evening reporting programs and     behavioral day treatment;(7) Family counseling;(8) Transitional programs to independent living;(9) Alternative placements;(10) Substance abuse treatment.(e) A needs assessment case plan and parole supervision profile may be  completed by the Department of Juvenile Justice before the selected eligible  person's release from institutional custody to parole supervision.  The needs assessment case plan and parole supervision profile shall include  identification of placement  requirements, intensity of parole supervision, and assessments of  educational, psychological, vocational, medical, and substance abuse treatment  needs.  Following the completion by the Department of Juvenile Justice of the  parole supervision profile and needs assessment case plan, a comprehensive  parole case management plan  shall be developed for each committed youth eligible and selected for admission  to the pilot program.  The comprehensive parole case management plan shall be  submitted for approval by the  Department of Juvenile Justice and for presentation to the Prisoner Review Board.(f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may identify in a comprehensive parole case management  plan any special conditions for  parole supervision and establish sanctions for a participant who  fails to comply with the program requirements or who violates parole rules.  These sanctions may include the return of a participant to a secure community  placement or recommendations for parole revocation to the Prisoner  Review Board.  Paroled youth may be held for investigation in secure community  facilities or on warrant  pending revocation in local detention or jail facilities based on age.(g) The Department of Juvenile Justice may select and contract with a community-based network  and work in partnership with private providers to provide the services  specified in  subsection (d).(h) If the Department of Juvenile Justice establishes a pilot program under this Section,  the Department of Juvenile Justice shall,  in the 3 years following the effective date of this amendatory Act of  1997, first implement the pilot program in Cook County  and then implement the pilot program in DuPage County, Lake County, Will  County, and Kane County in accordance with a schedule to be developed by the  Department of Juvenile Justice.(i) If the Department of Juvenile Justice establishes a pilot program under this Section,  the Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish a 3 year follow-up evaluation and outcome  assessment for all participants in the pilot program.(j) If the Department of Juvenile Justice establishes a pilot program under this Section,  the Department of Juvenile Justice shall publish an outcome study covering a 3 year  follow-up period for participants in the pilot program.    (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)