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Juvenile justice reform

OJJDP FY24 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support states to implement innovative and/or research-based, data-informed policies to improve youth justice system outcomes and implement sustainable strategies for reinvesting resulting costs saved or averted into effective youth justice prevention and intervention programs.

Welcome Remarks by OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan for the Youth Justice Action Month Kickoff Webinar 

Welcome Remarks by OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan for the Youth Justice Action Month Kickoff Webinar 

October 3, 2023

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us for the Youth Justice Action Month—YJAM—kickoff webinar. I am Liz Ryan, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, or OJJDP. 

Last week, President Biden again proclaimed October as Youth Justice Action Month, recommitting the Administration’s...