Juvenile Justice
The juvenile justice system refers to the services and supports provided to children under the age of 18 who are involved with the justice system. The juvenile justice system is focused on moving services from treatment facilities to the community, focusing on diversion, and providing age-appropriate treatment.
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California Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative Expands To Prisons Statewide Ahead of Schedule
Latest Resources
- California Attorney General Seeks To Take Control Of L.A. County Juvenile Halls
- NCDHHS Partners With Talkspace To Provide Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy To Justice-Involved & At-Risk Teens
- California Attorney General v. Los Angeles County
- California Attorney General v. Los Angeles County, Proposed Order Granting Motion To Establish Receivership & A Youth-Serving Compensatory Fund
- New Klamath County, Oregon Residential Center Offers Girls & Young Women An Alternative To IncarcerationÂ
- San Diego County Awarded $1 Million Grant To Help End Girls IncarcerationÂ
- Judge Orders More Than 100 Youths Moved From L.A. County Juvenile HallÂ
- Medicaid & Incarcerated Individuals
- Fixing The Experience
- Washington State Announces Plan For New Youth Detention Center To Ease Overcrowding
- Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Planning A 170-Bed Regional Juvenile Justice Center
- Equal Justice USA Announces Four Communities In New Youth Restorative Justice Cohort
- The Corrections Transition
- Blue Sky Strategy & Beyond
- South Carolina Building New Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility For Youth Â
In April 2025, a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge issued an order directing the Los Angeles County Probation Department to begin depopulating the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, California, without closing it entirely. The court’s mandate calls for reducing the number of youth aged 13 to 21 housed there by more than 100, to a level that allows the Department to meet state standards set by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC),… Read
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Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
- California’s San Diego County Seeks Teen Recovery Center & Intensive Teen Recovery Center Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Services
- Michigan Seeks Family Preservation – Family Assistance Program Services – Crawford, Oscoda & Otsego Counties
- Tennessee Seeks School Planning Platform Services
- New Jersey’s Mercer County Seeks Addiction Services County Innovation Grant – Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Coordinator
Government Contract Award Announcements
- Michigan’s Macomb County Awards Jail-Based Cognitive Behavioral Group Services Contract To CARE Of Southeastern Michigan
- New York Awards Danielson Framework Training Services Contract To Rosa Educational Consulting, Inc.
- Nevada Awards Certified Community Behavioral Health Care Centers Data Project Services Contract To Public Health Supportive Services, LLC
- Colorado Awards Denver Human Services Leadership Development Contract To The Human Blueprint
- Nevada Awards Pharmacy Benefits Manager & Population Health Services Contract To Ramsell Corporation