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Notice to Local Detention and Law Enforcement Facilities – July 2024
Beginning July 1, 2024 (pursuant to SB823), the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) will assume responsibility for federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) compliance monitoring programs from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC).
OYCR is the Designated State Agency for Title II Formula grants. Title II Formula grants and all related aspects, including Compliance Monitoring, will be transitioned from BSCC. Several links on this website will continue to redirect users to the BSCC website during this transition period.
For form and report submissions, please email them to OYCRCompliance.Monitor@chhs.ca.gov with the pertaining subject. For example, for separation incident reports, you may follow the format “[Insert Facility] [Insert Date] Separation Incident Report.”
Compliance Monitoring
The Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) is California’s designated state agency responsible for monitoring compliance with the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). The JJDPA is the only federal law focusing on improving juvenile justice systems, while shaping how states deliver juvenile justice to youth and their communities.
Among its many key components, the JJDPA establishes federal minimum standards for the protection, safety, care, and treatment of all youth who have contact with juvenile justice systems. These standards are commonly known as the JJDPA’s Core Requirements. Compliance Monitoring includes the following:
- Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders (DSO)
- Separation
- Jail Removal
OYCR uses three programs to monitor compliance of the Core Requirements; (1) Minors in Detention, (2) Minors in Court Holding, and (3) Status Offenders and Federal Youth. The Minors in Detention and Minors in Court Holding programs focus on data collection and on-site inspection of every facility in the State of California that is known to staff law enforcement. Program surveys, forms, helpful links, and resources are located below.
Minors in Detention
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- 2024 Letter to Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police, & Law Enforcement Agency Commanders – PDF
- FACT SHEET The JJDPA and Court Holding Facilities – PDF
- Information Relative to Minors in Detention – PDF 2024
- Annual Survey of Law Enforcement Facilities – PDF 2024
- Monthly Report on the Detention of Minors Form – Word | PDF 2024
- Monthly Report on the Detention of Minors Instructions – PDF 2024
- Submit Separation Incident Report Online Separation Incident Report Online
- Submit Separation Incident Report Online Separation Incident Report Instructions – PDF
- Nonsecure Detention Log (updated June 2024) – Excel | PDF
- Secure Detention Log (updated June 2024) – Excel | PDF
- When Holding Juveniles In Adult Facilities – Poster Tool – PDF
Minors in Court Holding
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- 2024 Letter to Sheriffs, Marshals, Chiefs, and Court Holding Administrators – PDF
- FACT SHEET The JJDPA and Court Holding Facilities – PDF
- 2024 Annual Survey of Minors in Court Holding Facilities – PDF 2024
- 2024 Report on the Detention of Minors in Court Holding Facilities – PDF
- 2024 Report on the Detention of Minors in Court Holding Facilities Instructions – PDF
- Submit Separation Incident Report Online Separation Incident Report Online
- Submit Separation Incident Report Online Separation Incident Report Instructions – PDF
- Nonsecure Detention Log (updated June 2024) – PDF
- Secure Detention Log (updated June 2024) – PDF
- When Holding Juveniles In Adult Facilities – Poster Tool – PDF
Resources
- California State Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention *
- Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
- 2020 FFY JJDPA Violations by County Map
- 2021 Annual Report on Compliance Monitoring, Released December 8, 2022 – PDF
- 2020 Annual Report on Compliance Monitoring, Released June 30, 2021 – PDF
- Minors in Detention Training Video and Companion Workbook (contact information in these documents is outdated. Please see below) – View | PDF
* OJJDP requires states that receive Title II awards to establish a State Advisory Group (SAG) to advise on Title II activities. As of June 2024, California’s State Advisory Group (SAG), which is the State Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (SACJJDP), membership is being renewed and redetermined. This Committee will also serve as the standing OYCR Executive Steering Committee to support policy and programs that improve outcomes for young people in the justice system.
OYCR’s page dedicated to SACJJDP is under construction. Until then, visitors can visit BSCC’s SACJJDP page to understand the committee’s role in Title II Grants.
Contact Information
General Email: OYCRCompliance.Monitor@chhs.ca.gov