The Juvenile Justice Public Safety Improvement Act Oversight Council released its first annual report on progress made under Governor Dennis Daugaard’s juvenile justice reforms. The Council monitors the justice reforms. Daugaard says changes were needed…….
Daugaard says they are seeing good results…..
Other points in the report include:
Nearly 70 percent of diversions from the juvenile justice system were completed successfully.
Ninety-four percent of youth completed their term of probation – a 9 percent increase from FY 14.
And Twenty-five counties applied for and received funds from the Fiscal Incentive Diversion Program, with the state reinvesting $242,500 back into the counties.
