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DCYF proposes multiple juvenile rehabilitation reforms, capacity and staffing requests
Summary
DCYF submitted agency-request legislation and decision packages that would change complaint handling in juvenile rehabilitation, ease placement barriers, exempt body-scanner images from public disclosure, and fund staff and expanded capacity at juvenile facilities, including a smaller 16-bed treatment facility and IT upgrades.
DCYF described a package of juvenile rehabilitation (JR) proposals intended to ease overcrowding, improve safety and rehabilitative services, and align complaint processes across divisions.
Julie Watts, deputy director for government affairs, said one bill would authorize DCYF’s constituent relations division to receive and process complaints in the juvenile rehabilitation system, matching the process used in child welfare. That bill carries no direct cost in the department’s submission.
Another bill would create a case-by-case review process to allow people with prior justice involvement to be considered for employment or volunteer positions in JR, rather than automatic disqualification. The proposal would also remove some out-of-state…
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