DJJ Digest, Issue 1 2018

The Spring 2018 Edition of The DJJ Digest, the Official Newsletter of the Department of Juvenile Justice, is now available for download.  Full of good news stories and events from facilities and locations around the state, The DJJ Digest is YOUR home for highlights of some of the great things taking place daily at the Department of Juvenile Justice.

In this edition, learn about recent graduations, Teachers of the Year, Cadwell RYDC Groundbreaking, Wilkes RYDC Ribbon-Cutting and much more!

To download a copy of The DJJ Digest, click on:

https://djj.georgia.gov/document/publication/djjdigestmarch2018pdf/download

or view it online at:

http://online.pubhtml5.com/howr/lmqi/

To have your own facility success story or program featured in a future edition of The DJJ Digest, email the Communications Team at [email protected]. Let us hear from you!

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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.