Employee Spotlight: Regional Administrator Todd Bentley

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Regional Administrator Todd Bentley

This month's DJJ Employee Spotlight focuses on Northeastern Regional Administrator Todd Bentley. A model of consistency, Administrator Bentley has spent over 19 years of his DJJ career bringing his best efforts each day to improve the youth's lives in his care and his fellow employees.

By leading by example, Todd shows the caring and compassion that defines all aspects of his life. Whether helping to run a local community services office during an emergency or joining in to help locate a missing youth, there are no jobs too large or small for him to help lend a hand where needed.

During difficult times and through day-to-day life, Todd's sound positive leadership is respected and appreciated. DJJ thanks Todd Bentley for his continued service.

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The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice is a multi-faceted agency that serves the state`s justice-involved youth up to age 21. Each day, at 25 secure facilities and 78 community services offices throughout the state, more than 2,800 DJJ employees work diligently to effect justice as well as redirect and shape the young lives in the agency`s care so they can take responsibility for their delinquent conduct as well as become contributing members of society. At the same time, DJJ seeks to protect the victims of crimes so that they can rebuild their lives.

While holding justice-involved youth accountable for their actions through probation supervision and secure detention, DJJ provides them with medical and mental health treatment, as well as specialized programs designed to equip them with the social, intellectual, and emotional tools they will need as adults. DJJ also places a premium on education.

As Georgia`s 181st school district, DJJ offers youth in our custody the opportunity to earn a high school diploma from an educational system accredited by AdvancED. Thousands of youth are served annually, including those who are placed on probation, sentenced to short-term incarceration, or committed to the Department`s custody by Juvenile Courts.