IYC-Warrenville is Illinois' medium and maximum-security girls facility. The facility is located approximately 45 minutes from downtown Chicago, in Dupage County.
Vital Statistics
Population: 60
Average Age: 17.1
Average Cost Per Inmate: $80,365
Population by Race: 23 White (38%), 28 Black (47%), and 9 Hispanic (15%)
(Source: IDJJ, 2011)
Key Observations
- While many of the girls at Warrenville have graduated from high school or have their GEDs, the facility offers no post-secondary educational or vocational programming.
- If the state reformed its juvenile parole system, it could significantly and safely reduce the number of kids who are sent to the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice and save taxpayer money.
- Although Warrenville’s administration tries to maintain and improve the facility’s physical plant, they lack the sufficient funds to make basic preventive repairs.
- Warrenville’s use of confinement continues to decline, but administration should continue to explore alternatives.
Read the latest JHA report here. (PDF)
JHA's Juvenile Justice Project is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Illinois Models for Change Initiative.
