Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)

All Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities have closed effective July 1, 2023, per SB 823.

For requests for educational transcripts, visit https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/rehabilitation/request-transcripts-and-certificates/
For access to youth files and information by legal counsel and authorized representatives, call (916) 358-1521 or fax (916) 358-1554
If you would like to contact the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, email JuvenileInterstate@cdcr.ca.gov
For Public Records Act Requests, email data.requests@cdcr.ca.gov.
For Victims Services, visit https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/victim-services/juvenile-program/ or email victimservices@cdcr.ca.gov
For Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) information, visit https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/juvenile-justice/division-of-juvenile-justice-djj/prea/
For current policy guidance, technical assistance materials, Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grants, and Ombudsman services exclusively for county facilities, visit the Office of Youth and Community Restoration at https://www.oycr.ca.gov.
The Board of Juvenile Hearings is no longer functioning. Applications for Honorable Discharge are no longer being accepted.
For information on record expungement due to service as a wildland firefighter while at DJJ per AB 2147, visit https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/conservation-camps/fire_camp_expungement/

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