People v. K.S.

The respondent, K.S., was found to be a delinquent minor based upon her admissions of guilt for two misdemeanor thefts (720 ILCS 5/16—1(b)(1) (West 2002)). She was placed on probation, and her probation was subsequently revoked. She was placed in the Illinois Department of Corrections, Juvenile Division, until her twenty-first birthday. On appeal, the respondent contends that the judgment must be corrected because she has been placed in the Department of Corrections (DOC) for a longer period of time than an adult would have to serve for committing the same offenses. She also contends that she…