Massachusetts Planning To Cut Juvenile Justice Recidivism By 50%

The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) is planning to reduce juvenile justice recidivism rates by 50%. DYS announced this goal on October 14, 2015, after it was awarded a planning grant valued at $190,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). DYS will use the funding to develop a strategic plan for how it will increase education and employment activities, reduce violation of conditions on supervised release, and consistently identify youth in need of substance abuse and mental health services for youth who are at an increased risk for . . .