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The lawsuit against the Department of Children and Family Services officials comes after an investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found that the problem was only getting worse.
A federal lawsuit alleges that rather than housing children in appropriate settings, DCFS allowed them to remain locked in juvenile jails without access to proper educational, medical and mental health supports.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday was named in a federal class-action la.
The abused or neglected kids being cared for by the state's child protection agency were placed in juvenile detention when the agency ran out of regular beds, the suit asserts.