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State Compliance With JJDP Act Core Requirements

Description

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP's) Formula Grants Program supports state and local efforts in planning, operating, and evaluating projects that seek to prevent at-risk youth from entering the juvenile justice systems or intervene with first-time and nonserious offenders to provide services that maximize their chances of leading productive, successful lives. The program also provides funds to enhance the effectiveness of the juvenile justice systems.

To receive funding, states must commit to achieve and maintain compliance with the four core requirements of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act: deinstitutionalization of status offenders, separation of youth from adults in secure facilities, removal of youths from adult jails and lockups, and addressing disproportionate minority contact within the juvenile justice systems.

If a state fails to demonstrate compliance with any of the core requirements in a given year, OJJDP will reduce its formula grant for the subsequent fiscal year by 20 percent for each requirement with which the state is noncompliant.

OJJDP's annual Compliance Determination Standards set a maximum violation rate per 100,000 youth population for the deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO), separation, and jail removal requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended. A state that exceeds these standards for any core requirement in a given year is deemed to be non-compliant with that requirement.
 

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts X  
Michigan    
Minnesota    
Mississippi    
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska2
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North Carolina    
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina    
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
Washington    
West Virginia    
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa2
Guam    
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico    
U.S. Virgin Islands  X 
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming, Nebraska, and American Samoa did not participate in the Formula Grants program in FY 2017.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida  X 
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts X  
Michigan    
MinnesotaX   
Mississippi    
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North Carolina X  
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South CarolinaX X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
Washington    
West Virginia    
WisconsinXXX 
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
Guam    
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX 
U.S. Virgin IslandsX   
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts X  
Michigan    
Minnesota    
Mississippi    
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North Carolina    
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina    
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
Washington    
West Virginia    
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
Guam    
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX 
U.S. Virgin IslandsX   
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts X  
Michigan    
Minnesota    
Mississippi    
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North CarolinaX   
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South CarolinaX X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
Washington    
West Virginia X  
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
Guam    
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX 
U.S. Virgin Islands    
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts X  
Michigan    
Minnesota    
Mississippi    
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North CarolinaX   
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South CarolinaX X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
Washington    
West Virginia X  
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
Guamx   
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX 
U.S. Virgin Islands    
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho X   
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts X  
Michigan    
Minnesota    
Mississippi    
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North CarolinaXX  
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon X  
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South CarolinaX X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
Washington    
West Virginia X  
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
GuamX X 
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX
U.S. Virgin Islands    
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland  X 
Massachusetts X  
Michigan    
Minnesota    
MississippiX X 
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North CarolinaXXX 
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina  X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
Washington    
West Virginia XX 
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
GuamXXX 
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX
U.S. Virgin IslandsXXX 
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
ArkansasX X 
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware  X 
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts    
Michigan    
Minnesota    
MississippiX X 
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North CarolinaXXX 
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina  X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
WashingtonX   
West Virginia    
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
GuamXXX 
Northern Mariana IslandsX   
Puerto Rico3 XX
U.S. Virgin IslandsXXX 
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
ArkansasX X 
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts    
Michigan    
Minnesota    
MississippiX X 
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North CarolinaX   
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina  X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
WashingtonX   
West Virginia    
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa   X
Guam    
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX
U.S. Virgin IslandsX   
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
ArkansasX X 
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts    
Michigan    
Minnesota    
MississippiX X 
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North Carolina    
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina  X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
WashingtonX   
West Virginia    
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
Guam    
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX
U.S. Virgin IslandsXXX 
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine-   
Maryland    
Massachusetts    
Michigan    
Minnesota    
MississippiX XX
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North Carolina    
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon  X 
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina  X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
WashingtonX   
West Virginia    
WisconsinX   
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
Guam    
Northern Mariana IslandsXXXX
Puerto Rico3 XX
U.S. Virgin IslandsX   
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.

State1Deinstitutionalization of status offendersSeparation of juveniles from adults in secure facilitiesRemoval of juveniles from adult jails and lockupsAddressing disproportionate minority contact
Alabama    
Alaska    
Arizona    
Arkansas    
California    
Colorado    
Connecticut    
Delaware    
District of Columbia    
Florida    
Georgia    
Hawaii    
Idaho    
Illinois    
Indiana    
Iowa    
Kansas    
Kentucky    
Louisiana    
Maine    
Maryland    
Massachusetts    
Michigan    
Minnesota    
MississippiX X 
Missouri    
Montana    
Nebraska    
Nevada    
New Hampshire    
New Jersey    
New Mexico    
New York    
North Carolina    
North Dakota    
Ohio    
Oklahoma    
Oregon    
Pennsylvania    
Rhode Island    
South Carolina  X 
South Dakota    
Tennessee    
Texas    
Utah    
Vermont    
Virginia    
WashingtonX   
West Virginia    
Wisconsin    
Wyoming2
American Samoa    
Guam    
Northern Mariana Islands    
Puerto Rico3 XX
U.S. Virgin IslandsX X 
X = reduced funding for noncompliance

1 The term "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories.
2 Wyoming does not participate in the Formula Grants program.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau has exempted Puerto Rico from reporting racial statistics.