JJPOC

Appointing Authority Appointee/DesigneeStatuteMember of the General Assembly selected jointly by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate(Co-chair) Rep. Toni Walker Co-chair, Appropriations Committee Legislative Office Building Room 2702 Hartford, CT 06106 Toni.Walker@cga.ct.govThe Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, and a member [...]

Today, Connecticut is widely considered a model for how a state can improve its juvenile justice system, while improving public safety and overall youth outcomes. Increasingly, youth charged with minor offenses are diverted from court involvement, and may instead receive behavioral health supports and other programming proven effective.  For youth involved in the court system, [...]

Meeting DateMaterialsJune 2020 Agenda Meeting Minutes PowerPoint Judicial Branch Regions Update May 2020 Agenda PowerPoint DOC COVID Stats 5-14 Master File - Manson Youth Institution COVID-19 Juvenile Detention Status Report DCF Update on COVID-19 Planning Operations Meeting Minutes April 2020Meeting Canceled Due to PandemicMarch 2020Meeting Canceled Due to PandemicFebruary 2020  Agenda Meeting Minutes PowerPoint Proposed [...]

To build on the progress achieved so far, the JJPOC, in partnership with the Tow Youth Justice Institute at the University of New Haven, worked over the course of the last six months on developing a new strategic plan for the next three years (2021 to 2024) that continues the four goals outlined in the [...]

The following changes are the result of efforts of the JJPOC and others through executive and legislative leadership. Closing Connecticut Juvenile Training School In December 2015, Governor Dannel Malloy announced his desire to close the Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS) by July 2018. The facility opened in 2001 with a maximum capacity of over 230 [...]

Every year, returning and new JJPOC members go through an orientation process. Click here to read the JJPOC Orientation manual.  Appointing Authority Appointee/DesigneeStatuteMember of the General Assembly selected jointly by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate(Co-chair) Rep. Toni Walker Co-chair, Appropriations Committee Legislative Office Building Room [...]