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Annual Spring Break Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Service Project, March 25-29, 2019

Annual Spring Break Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Service Project
The SDF Family Law Center continued in its partnership with the Center for Public Interest Law and the Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative to host its annual community service project at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center over spring break.  Fourteen law student volunteers worked in teams to teach lessons on juvenile justice to incarcerated youth.  In addition to teaching, the students met with a variety of juvenile court personnel in order to gain a better understanding of the juvenile court system and the role of attorneys, judges, and probation officers.  Specifically, students had sessions with the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Justice Division as well as attorneys from the Public Defender’s and State’s Attorney’s Offices.