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 the second weekend of June, a chartered bus rolled into Stockton after making stops in Los Angeles, Sylmar, Bakersfield...
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According to Superintendent Kenneth Fewer and Business Manager John Branch, Ventura Youth Correctional Facility food manager Jeff Black has “made...
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About an hour after teaching his fellow graduates of Johanna Boss High School in Stockton the methodology of a “schoolboy...
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Six months in the making, youth, staff, and community volunteers dedicated the construction of the largest of nine community gardens...
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Harsh light from the afternoon sun flooded through tall windows at the Valley State Prison (VSP) gymnasium as psychologist Heather...
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The Youthful Offender Program (YOP) at California State Prison, Solano, (SOL) and five other institutions is gaining momentum and giving...
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Since July 1, youth offenders like 17-year-old Andrew potentially faced being transferred to a Level III (high security) prison based...
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Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp was established in 1945 but the original camp began a decade earlier as part of...
The 71 Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) academy graduates may be new to the world of youth corrections, but they...