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Laura Westerfield's son Timothy committed suicide while in the Illinois Youth Center in Kewanee.
Tribune photo by Scott Strazzante
Laura Westerfield’s son Timothy committed suicide while in the Illinois Youth Center in Kewanee.
Chicago Tribune
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Since 2000, seven inmates of the state’s youth centers have committed suicide. A Tribune investigation found that officials failed to remove furnishings that were suicide hazards and did not thoroughly investigate the deaths.