(730 ILCS 5/3-16-5)

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.)