Juvenile corrections
New Blog Post Highlights OJJDP’s Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative
New OJJDP Initiative Promotes Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
Far too many young people are housed in juvenile justice facilities, and often their detention does more harm than good. Community-based alternatives—working with youth where they live—achieve better results than warehousing youth in prisons.
We currently spend an estimated $5 billion per year to incarcerate children. And research shows that locking up kids doesn’t work. This money is better spent...
Priorities That Keep Kids' Best Interests at the Heart of What We Do
OJJDP Releases Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative Solicitation
OJJDP FY 2022 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative
Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry What Young People Say They Need
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New Blog Highlights OJJDP’s Youth Reentry Toolkit
Reentry Starts Here – A Toolkit Designed To Improve Youth Reentry
April is Second Chance Month!
OJJDP FY 2022 Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program
Message from the Acting Administrator: OJJDP Observes Second Chance Month
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Second Chance Month 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports Second Chance Month 2022. This observance helps individuals, communities, and agencies across the country recognize the importance of reentry and their role in...