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According to a report by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Black youth make up 60% of all youth who are detained, while only making up 31% of the state’s overall youth population.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, the ninth implementation year, the grant served 872 youth in 25 grantee courts across 33 counties in Georgia. These counties were home to 66% of Georgia’s at-risk youth, defined as juveniles age 16 and younger (Puzzanchera, Sladky, & Kang, 2021).
The number of juvenile releases continues to contract in Georgia's juvenile justice system. Juveniles between the ages of 15 and 16 made up over half 56% (2,268) of the FY2016 release total (4,026).
conducted a detailed analysis of Georgia’s juvenile justice system, solicited input from a wide variety of stakeholders, and developed policy recommendations with a focus on increasing public safety, holding offenders accountable, and reducing costs.
The Georgia Youth Justice Coalition first formed in January 2021 as a grassroots collective of Black, brown, LGBTQ+, working class, and allied students advocating for youth power and justice in our state.
works towards reducing the re-offense rate among youth by providing individual and group mentoring in the community. To date, 39 youth graduated and 18 youth engaged mentors upon release (15 boys and 3 girls). This represents a 90 percent success rate . 86 youth were identified with a need for employment 36 youth were employed
21 lis 2019 · The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) 2019 Recidivism Report highlights the first full year of complete data reflecting the impact of the Justice Reform Act of 2013 (HB 242).