West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation recognizes the importance of a juvenile agency distinct from that of adult offenders, with its Bureau of Juvenile Services separate from its Bureau of Prisons and Jails. In its continuing pursuit of best practices, West Virginia enacted comprehensive juvenile justice reforms in 2015. Among other provisions, this legislation (Senate Bill 393) emphasized the importance of keeping at-risk youth in their homes and communities, endorsed the multi-disciplinary team approach for treating troubled juveniles, and ended the practice of placing “status offenders” in juvenile detention and commitment facilities.
Listings of juvenile centers and facilities as well as youth reporting centers are available on the website.