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On behalf of the entire Department of Juvenile Justice's Office of Reentry Services, we would like to thank the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta for working with the staff of District Seven to provide unique bedroom sets for deserving families in the Aug

DJJ is proud to announce that the Eastman Youth Development Campus (Eastman YDC) has been selected as the recipient of the 2018-2019 Georgia School Nutrition Foundation (GSNF) School Garden Grant.

Recently, youth at Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center (Gainesville RYDC) received the empowerment of learning the basic skills of banking and finance from a local expert. Mr.

For the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program at the Department of Juvenile Justice, creating interesting and diverse programs is essential to facility youth participation.  Excitement is based on that which is fun and different and, if done properly, will grow and

At the Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center (Savannah RYDC), the motivation for facility youth acting as well-behaved young men and women can manifest itself many different and unusual ways.

As the third-most intense Atlantic Ocean storm ever, Hurricane Michael caused power outages, billions of dollars in agriculture crop damage, and widespread devastation to most of Southwest Georgia.  

Over the past month, youth and volunteers at the Wilkes Regional Youth Detention Center (Wilkes RYDC) in Washington have been busy with a series of exciting and informative events inside the facility. 

Recently, the DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center (DeKalb RYDC) held their first annual Inaugural Youth Debate.

Kudos to Director Wayne Dashield and his Rockdale RYDC leadership team for providing his staff with gift cards and food boxes for this holiday season!

Recently, the Muscogee Multi-Service Center (Muscogee MSC) in Columbus held a special holiday door decoration contest to ring in the seasonal spirit!  Named Operation Holiday Cheer, participants from the probation office included Juvenile Probation and Parole Specialists, Juvenile Program