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In the United States, 1,510 residential placement facilities house approximately 37,529 youth adjudicated in the juvenile court. These facilities are responsible for safely detaining juvenile offenders and providing them with medical and mental healthcare, academic enrichment, vocational training, and life skills...
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (P.L. 108–79) (PREA) was signed into law on September 4, 2003, and became the first federal legislation to address sexual assault in the corrections setting. The goal of PREA is...
The Second Chance Act authorizes federal grants for comprehensive reentry planning, direct pre- and postrelease services, and sustainable justice system improvements that promote positive youth and family outcomes, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety.
On any given day, there are approximately 25,000 youth in residential placement. Most of these youth will return to their...
The January/February issue of OJJDP News @ A Glance is now available. In this issue's Message From the Administrator, Caren Harp discusses the vital role mentoring can play in ensuring a brighter future for our nation's youth: Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52 percent less likely than their peers to skip a day of school, 46 percent less likely to start using...
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) is accepting applications for its Youth in Custody Certificate Program, to be held July 22-26, 2019 at Georgetown University in partnership with the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators. This training is designed to help juvenile justice system leaders and partners improve outcomes for youth in custodial settings, covering critical areas including racial and ethnic disparities, family engagement...
