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Virginia Department of

Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice Transformation:Progress to Date

J&DR District Court Judicial Conference

September 19, 2017Andrew K. Block, Jr.

Director

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Agenda

• Where We Left Off

• Background Data

• Transformation Progress

• Family Day

• Next Steps

• Questions

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A bout One Year Ago…

• New reinvestment authority

• Funding for new facility

• Authorization to Consolidate

• Direct Care Population of 380 (317/63)

• Just starting transportation for families

• Initial discussions of dispositional matrix

• 10 Community Treatment Models in the Juvenile Correctional Centers (JCCs)

• New Reentry Procedures

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Background Data

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Juvenile Intake Cases

FY 2008 - 2017

• Intake cases decreased 39% (25,253 cases) since FY 2008.

64,417 63,805

56,763

53,197 51,847

46,313 43,798

42,348 41,467 39,164

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Probation Placements,

FY 2008-2017

• Probation placements decreased 50% (3,732 cases) since FY 2008.

6,991

6,484

5,596 5,609

5,329

4,980 4,799 4,412

3,593

3,259

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Direct Care Admissions and

Releases, FY 2008 - 2017

• Admissions decreased 57% (434 juveniles) since FY 2008.• Releases decreased 60% (511 juveniles) since FY 2008.

766 759

604 565

493

439

367 384

319 332

857

797

661

574 568

506 489 477

408

346

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Admissions Releases

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Direct Care ADP,

FY 2008 - 2017

• Direct care ADP decreased 64% (607 juveniles) since FY 2008.

945

874 859 816

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695

599

509

406

338

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Counts through the System, FY 2017

Juvenile Intake Cases(39,174)

Detainments(7,678)

Direct Care Admissions(332)

Probation Placements

(3,262)

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DJJ Transformation

Reduce

Use data and evidence to modify LOS policy

Uniform, effective, and data-driven probation practices

Develop more alternative placements for committed juveniles

Reform

Convert JCC units to Community Treatment Model

Improve educational and vocational programming

Improve family engagement

Enhance reentry planning and parole services

Replace

Expand the array of commitment placement alternatives by reinvesting correctional savings

Develop a Statewide Continuum of Services

Build new facilities that are safer, closer, smaller in scale, and designed for treatment to replace current JCCs

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Transformation = 3 R’s +

Sustain

• People/Culture

• Continuity

• Strategic Plan

• Alignment

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Transformation Progress:

Reduce

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Transformation Progress:

Reduce

• New Length of Stay (LOS) Guidelines, effective October 15, 2015

• Expansion of the Community Placement Programs (CPPs) and other alternative placements

• Court Service Unit (CSU) practice improvement

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CSU Practice Improvement

• New DAI Procedures

• EPICS Training

• YASI Fidelity Training

• Leadership Development for Supervisors

• Connecting CSUs with each other and with Residential Services

• Dispositional Matrix Progress

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Reform

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Transformation Progress:

Reform

• 18 Community Treatment Model Units (All of the Consolidated Bon Air Campus)

• Funding transportation for family visits to (1200 users in first year)

• Student Government

• Reentry

• Education

• Family Engagement

* As of April 4, 2017

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Reentry Procedures

New procedures designed to promote:

• Comprehensive guidance to all involved staff

• Increased parole and resident contacts

• Greater family involvement and support

• Identification of other supports, outside of immediate family members

• Earlier and more comprehensive reentry planning

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Education Initiatives

With no new funding we have improved education:

• More highly qualified teachers

• Higher rates of standard and advanced diplomas

• Special Education progress– Compliance and performance

• More college classes– Started with none in 2014– Now offering up to 8 classes during the year

• Post-Graduate Academy– Response to an aging population– Integrate job readiness, college, and reentry planning

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JCC Residents with

Governor and Staff

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Student Government

Constitution Signing

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Governor’s Quilt

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Visitation Transportation

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Transformation Progress:

Replace

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Transformation Progress:

Replace

• New CPP capacity (Approx. 84 beds)

• Beaumont/Bon Air Consolidation

• Chesapeake

• Started building out the continuum 1/17

– EBA (N,C,W regions) AMI (S and E regions)

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First 2 Quarters of RSC’s

• AMI– 269 youth referred– 462 services initiated– 46 Providers (including residential) under

Contract– New Contracts for MST and FFT

• EBA– 298 youth referred– 401 services initiated– 80 Providers (including residential) under

contact– New Contracts for MST and FFT

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Direct Care Placement Options

on 7/1/14

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Current/Future Direct Care Placement

Options – JCCs, CPPs, and MSTs/FFTs

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Transformation Progress:

Sustain

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Sustain

• New Strategic Goal

• Various Initiatives– Staff Recruiting and Retention (HR reforms)– JTI– Strategic Plan – Alignment of Work

• Core Principles: Staff and Youth should experience…– Safety– Connection– Purpose– Fairness

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Sustain: Guiding Principles

• Staff and Youth should experience…

– Safety

– Connection

– Purpose

– Fairness

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Sustainability Indicators

• Workmen’s Compensation (rounded)– CY 15 = $1,400,000– CY 16 = $ 619,000– YTD = $ 354,000

• CSU Vacancies- 8/31/14 = 91- 8/31/17 = 49

• Staff Grievances– CY 13 = 99– CY 16 = 36– YTD = 21

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Family Day

• 1st time since 2009

• Invitation from Governor and First Lady

• Staff Participation– 10+ CSU represented

– 40+ Central Office and CSU staff

– 78% of Division of Education staff

– 24 Bon Air security series staff

– 126 Bon Air residential staff

– 40+ Bon Air non residential staff

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Residents and Families

• 325 family members attended family day

• 136 residents attended family day

• 71 family members attended regular visitation

• 28 residents attended regular visitation

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Sponsors, Partners, and

Volunteers

• Annie E. Casey Foundation• Assisting Families of Inmates • Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office• City of Richmond Police Department • Department of Corrections K-9 Unit • Foster View Volunteer Rescue Squad • Hanover County Sheriff’s Office • James River Transportation • Vango Transportation • Virginia State Police

• VERA Institute of Justice

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Family Day Photos

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Family Day Photos

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Special Guest!

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More of the Governor

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Guest Speakers

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Family Day Video

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What’s Next?

• Chesapeake JCC design

• Tackling Racial and Ethnic Disparities

• Violence prevention

• Dispositional Matrix

• Sustainability

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Questions?