Weekly News Wire | January 12, 2020
Virginia Juvenile Justice Overhaul Results In Fewer Incarcerated Children
On December 20, 2019, the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) announced that the State's 2016 Juvenile Justice Transformation Plan resulted in fewer incarcerated children. Specifically, the one-year rearrest rate for first-time diversions, probation placements, and direct care releases (combined) decreased from 25.1% in fiscal year 2014, to 21.2% in fiscal year 2018.
Additional findings include:
Juvenile delinquency intake cases decreased 39.8% to historic lows.
New probation cases decreased 51.7% to historic lows.
Detainment decreased 43.6% to historic lows.
Direct-care admissions to state custody decreased 44.5% to near historic lows . . .
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