The 4th Judicial Circuit comprises five counties in south central Illinois: Christian, Clinton, Fayette, Marion, and Montgomery. The 4th Judicial Circuit Redeploy Illinois Pilot Program addresses the needs of youth who are at risk of commitment to IDJJ. This program provides community-based services, targeting nonviolent youth 13 to 17 years of age with a Youth Assessment Screening Instrument (YASI)4 score of medium to high risk. Services delivered by the 4th Circuit Redeploy Illinois program include:
- Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
- Educational programs
- Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
- Housing
- Inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment
- Mental Health/Juvenile Justice (MHJJ) services
- Psychological evaluations
- Transportation.
