The Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has recommended an alternative facility replacement plan to the General Assembly in which small, community-connected facilities with adequate staffing remain the foundation for an effective, community-oriented juvenile justice system.

In response to H1414-Sec. 16.3, Secretary Sweat presented a detailed alternative plan to the General Assembly on November 23, 2004 as required by legislation.

The Department recommends that Phase One of the original plan (a 96-bed in Cabarrus County and four 32-bed facilities in Chatham, Edgecombe, Lenoir, and Guilford counties) be approved as it has been put forth and that the remaining 288 beds allocated among seven 32-bed facilities, as well as current beds at Dillon, be re-examined after further trend analysis.

View DJJDP response to H1414-16.3 (PowerPoint) which is an overview of the Department's detailed transition and facility replacement plan. The PowerPoint outlines alternative plan, project schedule, prototype of facility, staffing, transition, sites, costs, programming, security, and new initiatives as required by legislation.

You can also read an ongoing Q & A about facility planning (PDF) .