Crime & Safety

DCFS Questioned Over Why Some Teens Shackled During Transport

According to CBS Chicago, there are a lack of answers from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

Questions stem from cases including a 17-year-old transport on Oct. 1, 2019.
Questions stem from cases including a 17-year-old transport on Oct. 1, 2019. (Patch file photo)

CHICAGO, IL — Two teens stuck in the foster system put in shackles, even though they’ve done absolutely nothing wrong. CBS 2’s Chris Tye first exposed the incident last night and has new details.

The new action taken Friday, and the lack of answers from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. He’s 17, and on October 1, a transport company arrived at the back bay of a South Side shelter to move him to Palatine.

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