Virginia Department Of Juvenile Justice Transformation Plan, 2016 Update

On November 1, 2016 this progress report was submitted to the Virginia legislature. The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) informed the legislature about its efforts to transform the state's juvenile justice system to expand community-based alternatives to incarceration. A key driver behind the transformation is the current youth recidivism rate of 50% rearrested within one year of release, and 75% rearrested within three years. This document includes information on the transformation plan, transformation plan savings, impact on juvenile detention centers, commitment orders, length of stay, offender recidivism rates, and key statistics . . .