JUVENILE SPECIALIST SKILLS PROGRAM
G. Detention summary, continued:
The period of detention begins once the minor has been placed in a locked room or cell or handcuffed to a stationary object in any building housing a county jail or municipal lock-up. Time spent transporting a minor is not considered to be time in detention or secure custody.
Any confined minor must be periodically checked every 15 minutes and will not be permitted to come into or remain in contact with adults in custody.
When a minor is placed in secure custody in a jail or lock-up, he or she must be informed as to the purpose of the detention, the time it is expected to last, and that it cannot exceed the time limit specified in the Act.
A log sheet will be kept by the detaining agency which shows the offense which is the basis for the detention, the reasons and circumstances for the decision to detain, and the length of time the minor was in detention. At the end of each month this log is sent to the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice for crime reporting purposes.
Violation of the time limit on detention in a county jail or municipal lockup will not, in and of itself, render inadmissible evidence obtained as a result of the violation of this time limit. Minors under 18 years of age must be kept separate from confined adults and may not at any time be kept in the same cell, room, or yard with adults confined pursuant to criminal laws.
