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Jim Shuler
August 30, 2017
DJJ Communications
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DJJ Citizens’ Academy Comes to Milledgeville
- A Look Inside Georgia Juvenile Justice Reform Innovations -
(Milledgeville - GA)
Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Commissioner Avery D. Niles is pleased to
announce the latest public session of
DJJ Citizens' Academy
scheduled to convene in Milledgeville in
mid-October.
The Citizens’ Academy is an intensive five-week workshop planned by the Commissioner to
provide the public with an in-depth look into the on-site operations and innovative reforms at work in the
Georgia juvenile justice system.
This Citizens’ Academy curriculum was developed at DJJ to help educate concerned citizens, local
leaders and community stakeholders about meaningful restructurings in state juvenile justice.
Commissioner Niles said Governor Nathan Deal’s support has helped enhance life-changing system-wide
changes to reduce the number of young offenders and recidivism rates in Georgia’s juvenile justice
populations.
DJJ will roll out the
Milledgeville Citizens' Academy
on
Tuesday, October 17th
. Academy sessions will
be scheduled at DJJ secure facilities, DJJ Community Service Offices and local courts in Baldwin County
and the City of Milledgeville. The Citizens’ Academy provides transparency in state government by
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