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.

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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