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Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

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The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is a state agency of Georgia, United States, headquartered in Avondale Estates, near Decatur and in Greater Atlanta."[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/DjjContact/djjcontact.shtml Contact]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. "3408 Covington Highway

Decatur, Georgia 30032""[http://www.avondaleestates.org/resources/pdfs/Official%20Zoning%20Map%20Feb%207%202009.pdf Official Zoning Map]{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." City of Avondale Estates. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities.

The department was under federal oversight for 11 years after the U.S. Justice Department investigated reports of overcrowding and abuse. In 2009 the U.S. Department of Justice ended oversight of the DJJ."[http://www2.wsav.com/news/2009/may/18/ga_dept_of_juvenile_justice_no_longer_watched_by_-ar-131964/ GA Dept. of Juvenile Justice No Longer Watched By U.S.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726185210/http://www2.wsav.com/news/2009/may/18/ga_dept_of_juvenile_justice_no_longer_watched_by_-ar-131964/# |date=2011-07-26 }}" WSAV-TV. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.

Facilities

The DJJ operates six youth development campuses (YDCs), which house children sentenced to or committed to the DJJ by juvenile courts. The DJJ also operates 22 regional youth detention centers (RYDCs), which house children awaiting trial in a juvenile or superior court or awaiting placement into another facility."[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/FacilitiesPrograms/Overview.shtml Facilities & Programs Overview]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. Both types of facilities are grouped into four regions: northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest."[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/ReferenceLibrary/_PDFfiles/RYDC-YDCFacilitiesbyRegion.pdf Youth Development Campuses & Regional Youth Detention Centers by Region]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.

=Youth development campuses=

The youth development campuses include:"[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/FacilitiesPrograms/YDCMain.shtml YDCs]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.

  • Augusta Youth Development Campus (Augusta)
  • Eastman Youth Development Campus (Dodge County, partially in Eastman, partially in an unincorporated area)"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1325552&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Eastman city, Georgia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608165341/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1325552&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on# |date=2011-06-08 }}." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.
  • Macon Youth Development Campus (Unincorporated Bibb County)
  • Muscogee Youth Development Campus (Columbus)
  • Savannah River Challenge Program (Unincorporated Screven County)
  • Sumter Youth Development Campus (Unincorporated Sumter County)

Macon, which opened in 1970, is all girls and the only YDC facility for girls in the DJJ."[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/FacilitiesPrograms/fpFacilityInclude.asp?F=1006&CBy=0 Macon Youth Development Campus]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on December 14, 2015.

=Regional youth detention centers=

A youth is assigned to regional youth detention centers according to the county of offense and that county's catchment area."[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/ReferenceLibrary/_PDFfiles/RYDCCatchmentAreas.pdf Regional Youth Detention Center Catchment Areas]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. The RYDCs include:"[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/FacilitiesPrograms/RYDCMain.shtml RYDCs]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.

References

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External links

{{Portal|Georgia (U.S. state)|Law}}

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Juvenile Justice

Category:Juvenile detention centers in the United States

Category:State corrections departments of the United States