Division of Juvenile Justice
The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) provides education and trauma informed treatment to California’s youthful offenders up to the age of 25 who have the most serious criminal backgrounds and most intense treatment needs. Most juvenile offenders today are committed to county facilities in their home communities where they can be closer to their families and local social services that are vital to rehabilitation.
On June 30, CDCR announced the last youths in the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) were transferred to counties, completing...
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The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is winding down operations as juvenile justice realignment transfers responsibility for the treatment of...
A luncheon in Ventura celebrated women while raising awareness of the importance of gender equity. The well-attended event was part...
Two dozen youth at the Division of Juvenile Justice Ventura Youth Correctional Facility (VYCF) recently participated in a restorative justice...
With the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) closing this year, high school graduation was held in January rather than May....
After nearly 80 years, this month Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp (PGYCC) transferred from the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)...
How sweet it was as a long holiday tradition of managers serving staff a sumptuous holiday feast resumed at the...
Every year, youth from the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp deliver fresh cut holiday trees to DJJ facilities and CDCR...
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It was 1989 when teacher Grace Martinez, nearing retirement, began looking to volunteer in the community, eventually choosing youth at...
Anna Conrad, a Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) instructor since 2006, said she's enjoying her career helping incarcerated young people.