LA Coordinated System of Care

Emergency.Louisiana.gov

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

7919 Independence Blvd
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Phone: (225) 287-7900
Fax: (225) 287-7969

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Welcome to the Office of Juvenile Justice

The Office of Juvenile Justice is a cabinet-level agency whose head, the Deputy Secretary, reports directly to the Governor of Louisiana. 

Our official title is Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Youth Services, Office of Juvenile Justice (DPSC/YS/OJJ). Under the direction of the Deputy Secretary, the Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) has policy oversight and support responsibilities for state programs for youth who are adjudicated delinquent; as well as any youth and their families ruled in need of services by courts of juvenile jurisdiction.  We are responsible for youth assigned to our care by the court system, either for supervision or custody in residential placement or secure care. OJJ also provides services to youth under local court supervision.  Our staffs also support the Administrative Remedy Procedure, disciplinary appeal processes for juveniles and perform quality assurance activities for the juvenile facilities.

 The Office of Juvenile Justice administers 8 Programs: Administration, Swanson Center for Youth, Jetson Center for Youth, Bridge City Center for Youth, Field (Community) Services, Contract Services, Auxiliary and Louisiana Housing for Juvenile Offenders.
 
OJJ operates three 24 hour male secure facilities: Swanson Center for Youth (Monroe), Jetson Center for Youth (Baker) and Bridge City Center for Youth (Bridge City).   Girls secure care is provided at Ware Youth Center in Coushatta.
 
Through prevention and diversion programs, OJJ also serves youth in the community who are not involved in our system, Within OJJ is Community Services, which provides probation and parole supervision and coordinates both residential and non-residential treatment services for delinquent youth as well as status offenders and their families. There are Regional offices located in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Natchitoches, New Orleans, Opelousas, Shreveport, Tallulah, and Thibodaux.
 
OJJ services include:
 
  • Evaluation and diagnostic services for children adjudicated delinquent and children of families adjudicated in need of services.  
  • Community placement services for children adjudicated delinquent and children of families adjudicated in need of services and disposed to the custody of youth services or the Office of Juvenile Justice. 
  • Alternative services in lieu of out-of-home placement for children adjudicated delinquent and children of families adjudicated in need of services and disposed to the custody or supervision of Office of Juvenile Justice and for their families. 
  • Treatment services in secure custody facilities for children adjudicated delinquent disposed to the custody of Youth Services or the Office of Juvenile Justice and who, as determined by the agency, require this restrictive level of care and custody. 
  • Probation, parole, and other programs of supervision for children adjudicated delinquent and children of families adjudicated in need of services. 
  • Community services directed at prevention of juvenile delinquency, intake screening, and diversion as deemed appropriate by the Office of Juvenile Justice. 
  • In addition the agency participates in programs for the purchase of care and treatment of children taken into custody under the provisions of the Children's Code pending adjudication, disposition, placement, or any or all of the above.

 



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