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.
The description of a May 14 event at a Johanna Boss High School simply states students "at O.H. Close Youth...
Read More About DJJ Johanna Boss High School students exhibit projects with pride
Six months in the making, youth, staff, and community volunteers dedicated the construction of the largest of nine community gardens...
Read More About Insight Garden’s installation at Stockton DJJ facility is the largest yet
Harsh light from the afternoon sun flooded through tall windows at the Valley State Prison (VSP) gymnasium as psychologist Heather...
Read More About DJJ’s Heather Bowlds discusses adolescent brain development
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...
Read More About Youth Offender Program steers teens away from adult prison
Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp was established in 1945 but the original camp began a decade earlier as part of...
Read More About Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp continues tradition of training young offenders
The 71 Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) academy graduates may be new to the world of youth corrections, but they...
CDCR officially closed the doors of the Heman G Stark Youth Correctional Facility, ending 50 years of treating juvenile offenders....
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On December 21, the youth choir from Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp visited CDCR headquarters and sang holiday songs to...
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