Womens Justice Services
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The Cook County Sheriff’s Department of Women’s Justice Services (DWJS) was established in 1999 as a direct response to address the unique needs of the increasing number of women entering the Cook County criminal justice system. DWJS currently administers the following three programs:
Women’s Residential Program (WRP): a 160 bed intensive in-patient treatment program offered in a modified therapeutic community setting within the Cook County Jail.
Sheriff’s Female Furlough Program (SFFP): an outpatient day-reporting program where women are required to report daily for treatment and case management services, returning home in the evening to care for their families while on electronic monitoring.
MOM’s Program: a 24 bed off-site community-based treatment program for pregnant and parenting women and their preschool age children offered in a safe, supportive environment that promotes the mother/child bond.
All DWJS programs incorporate a trauma informed integrated model of treatment that addresses the complex issues impacting women’s functioning and substance use in a safe, supportive treatment environment.
We understand that DWJS programming is the beginning phase of the participant’s recovery process and treatment that begins in DWJS must continue in the community. Therefore, discharge planning begins as soon as women are admitted into programming utilizing a comprehensive screening process. This enables the multidisciplinary treatment team to quickly identify immediate needs and develop individualized treatment and discharge plans for community re-entry.
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Cook County Sheriff's Office
Department of Women's Justice Services
Sheriff Thomas J. Dart
Executive Director Terrie L. McDermott
3026 South California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
773-869-7731
Fax: 773-869-5441
dwjs@cookcountysheriff.org
