{"id":2886,"date":"2021-05-11T09:31:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/?page_id=2886"},"modified":"2025-12-10T07:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:58:35","slug":"division-of-juvenile-justice-djj","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2021\/03\/DDJ-logo-RGB-small-hires-1-1024x998.jpg\" alt=\"DJJ Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2555\" style=\"width:174px;height:169px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2021\/03\/DDJ-logo-RGB-small-hires-1-1024x998.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2021\/03\/DDJ-logo-RGB-small-hires-1-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2021\/03\/DDJ-logo-RGB-small-hires-1-768x748.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2021\/03\/DDJ-logo-RGB-small-hires-1.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities have closed effective July 1, 2023, per SB 823.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For requests for educational transcripts, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/rehabilitation\/request-transcripts-and-certificates\/\">https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/rehabilitation\/request-transcripts-and-certificates\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For access to youth files and information by legal counsel and authorized representatives, call (279) 223-4555 or fax numbers (916) 358-1553 or (916) 358-1554.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you would like to contact the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, email <a href=\"mailto:JuvenileInterstate@cdcr.ca.gov\">JuvenileInterstate@cdcr.ca.gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Public Records Act Requests, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/californiacdcr.govqa.us\/WEBAPP\/_rs\/(S(1p1wdduh2pk11lmqbw01rpis))\/supporthome.aspx\">CDCR Public Records portal<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Victims Services, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/victim-services\/juvenile-program\/\">https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/victim-services\/juvenile-program\/<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:victimservices@cdcr.ca.gov\">victimservices@cdcr.ca.gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) information<a>,<\/a>&nbsp;visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/division-of-juvenile-justice-djj\/prea\/\">https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/division-of-juvenile-justice-djj\/prea\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For current policy guidance, technical assistance materials, Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grants, and Ombudsman services exclusively for county facilities, visit the Office of Youth and Community Restoration at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oycr.ca.gov.\">https:\/\/www.oycr.ca.gov.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Board of Juvenile Hearings is no longer functioning. Applications for Honorable Discharge are no longer being accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For information on record expungement due to service as a wildland firefighter while at DJJ per AB 2147, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/facility-locator\/conservation-camps\/fire_camp_expungement\/\">https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/facility-locator\/conservation-camps\/fire_camp_expungement\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The History DJJ<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"ribbon-block full bg-white ribbon-items-3\">\n\t<div class=\"container container--wide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ribbon__items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ribbon-item-0\" class=\"ribbon__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ribbon__item--icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"img\" height=\"25\" width=\"25\" class=\"icon-clock icon\" aria-label=\"clock\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/themes\/oshpd\/dist\/icons\/icons.svg#sprite-icon-clock\" \/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ribbon__item--content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ribbon__item--title\">Historical Timeline<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ribbon__item--message\">Discover DJJ origins starting in 1850 its closure in 2023<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ribbon__item--cta\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/historical-timeline\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Timeline\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ribbon-item-1\" class=\"ribbon__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ribbon__item--icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"img\" height=\"25\" width=\"25\" class=\"icon-video icon\" aria-label=\"video\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/themes\/oshpd\/dist\/icons\/icons.svg#sprite-icon-video\" \/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ribbon__item--content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ribbon__item--title\">Videos &amp; Interviews<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ribbon__item--message\">Learn more about DJJ through video.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ribbon__item--cta\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/historical-videos\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Videos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ribbon-item-2\" class=\"ribbon__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ribbon__item--icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"img\" height=\"25\" width=\"25\" class=\"icon-news icon\" aria-label=\"news\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/wp-content\/themes\/oshpd\/dist\/icons\/icons.svg#sprite-icon-news\" \/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ribbon__item--content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ribbon__item--title\">Newsletters<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ribbon__item--message\">Read DJJ newsletters about its activities and mission. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ribbon__item--cta\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/juvenile-justice\/historical-newsletters\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView Newsletters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities have closed effective July 1, 2023, per SB 823. 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