Bill Title: Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that no minor under 17 (instead of 12) years of age shall be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6 hours unless the minor is prosecuted as an adult under the criminal laws. Deletes a provision requiring a minor's confinement to be implemented in such a manner that there is no contact by sight, sound, or otherwise with adult prisoners. Makes other changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-01 - Third Reading - Short Debate - Lost 046-068-001 [HB2627 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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