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DJJ outlines overcrowding, community programs and a $200 million capital proposal to consolidate detention facilities
Summary
The Department of Juvenile Justice reported falling referrals but severe overcrowding in detention, requested $200 million for facility consolidation and $15 million to modernize IT, and said statutory county-payment caps leave a large per-day funding gap.
Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Director Hendrick presented the agency's budget priorities to the Criminal Justice Budget Subcommittee, focusing on detention overcrowding, community-based alternatives, capital consolidation and IT modernization.
Hendrick said referrals to DJJ fell from about 14,589 in 2023 to 13,389 in 2024, and that the agency typically has roughly 500 youth in custody or secure or alternative placements at any one time. Still, he said overcrowding in detention facilities remains acute and described a multi-year master plan recommending consolidation of secure, evaluation and long-term facilities onto a single campus to improve…
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