Circuit report: juveniles in residential placement, adult caseloads and client-service bills approved

Probation staff reported March statistics at the April 9 circuit meeting, saying the juvenile active caseloads were 114 in LaSalle County, 24 in Bureau County and 17 in Grundy County, for a circuit total of 155 active juvenile cases and 16 administrative juvenile cases. Adult active caseloads were reported as 766 across the circuit, with 530 administrative adult cases and 1,296 people on adult probation.

Staff also reported that LaSalle County currently has two juveniles in residential placement, at a stated cost of $250 per day for each placement; no release dates were provided at the meeting. The presenter noted that administrative caseloads generally reflect youth in residential treatment, where officers monitor…