The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice will no longer be monitored by the US Department of Justice. In 1998, the state and the US government entered into an agreement where the state's system would be watched by the federal governement. There have been major service improvements to the system in the areas of education, mental health, medical and protection from harm and quality assurance in the 11 years since they entered into the agreement.
“This is a banner day for all Georgians,” said DJJ Commissioner Albert Murray. “All Georgians can be proud of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the employees who ensure we operate a constitutionally safe system. It has been my belief that DJJ has operated safe and constitutionally sound facilities and programs for many years, and we can finally put an end to any question about that.”
“Our juvenile justice system was not up to par 11 years ago, but we have made strategic investments and placed a focus on improving the level of care these young people receive,” Governor Sonny Perdue said. “Our goal in this agency is to ensure that every child coming through these facilities is treated as if they were our own son or daughter, and I want to thank Commissioner Albert Murray and the rest of the DJJ staff for making the needed changes and improvements to bring our system to the level Georgians expect and deserve.”
Earlier this month, the state and the Department of Justice filed to close the MOA, memorandum of agreement, in which the state department of juvenile justice would be monitored by the US DOJ. It was ended because the state met all of the requirements necessary to run their own department.
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