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News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2020
CONTACT:
DJJ Communications Office
news@djj.state.fl.us (850) 921-5900
Update from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Regarding COVID-19
Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) continues to take all necessary precautions related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Florida. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in Florida, DJJ has coordinated a proactive and comprehensive response to keep all youth and staff safe within state-operated juvenile detention centers and residential commitment programs.
DJJ is committed to keeping its stakeholders, community partners and the general public informed on the number of positive COVID-19 cases in its state-operated juvenile detention centers and juvenile residential commitment programs. These numbers will be updated regularly on our website.
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in DJJ Facilities
Updated: 6/26/2020, 3:00 p.m.
Employees/Contract Staff
Youth
DJJ Facilities
Positive Cases
Medically cleared to return to work
No longer in medical isolation
Broward Regional Juvenile Detention Center
13
8
4
Palm Beach Regional Juvenile Detention Center
3
2
0
Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center
10
1
Collier Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Manatee Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Orange Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Pinellas Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center
5
7
6
St. Lucie Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Broward Youth Treatment Center
Columbus Youth Academy
Crestview Youth Academy
Miami Youth Academy
Miami Girls Academy
Dove Academy
Daytona Juvenile Residential Facility
Palm Beach Youth Academy
11
21
17
Palm Beach Youth Academy Substance Abuse
9
Okeechobee Youth Development Center
16
14
Okeechobee Youth Treatment Center
Okeechobee Girls Academy
Okeechobee Sex Offender Facility
Okeechobee JOCC Max Risk
Okeechobee Intensive Halfway House
Oak Grove Academy
Walton Academy for Growth and Change
Escambia Boys Base
Kissimmee Youth Academy
Lake Academy
Redwood Youth Academy
Totals
89
44
85
65
Additional Information Regarding Facilities with Positive COVID-19 Cases
DJJ continues to work with local health departments and in the case of residential commitment programs, the private contracted providers, regarding the need to test additional youth and staff following the first report of a positive test. The local health department is made aware of each instance of a positive test result. Impacted DJJ facilities are coordinating efforts with local health department officials on issues related to isolation and care for youth who have tested positive and contact tracing to attempt to determine the source of the infection and who else might have been exposed. All employees as well as parents/guardians of youth are notified of positive cases. Increased cleaning and sanitization protocols will also continue at these facilities. Additional questions on the above individuals (age, gender, travel status) should be directed to the Florida Department of Health.
Information on testing
The county health departments and/or each facility’s designated health authority determine when youth should be tested for COVID-19 based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testing criteria. Youth inside juvenile detention centers and residential commitment programs are continuously being monitored and screened for symptoms and if a youth shows symptoms, he or she is isolated from other youth and the facility’s designated health authority is contacted. Youth must show no symptoms and be cleared by the facility’s designated health authority before they are removed from isolation.
Information on personnel inside DJJ facilities
In order to protect the personal health information of these individuals, the name or occupation of the employees at these facilities will not be identified. Staff listed above may be employed by the state or one of its contracted providers. All staff that work inside DJJ facilities are screened daily on every shift prior to entering the facility and if a staffer presents with symptoms, he or she is denied entry and is instructed to contact their health care provider. Staff will not be permitted to return to work until cleared by a medical professional. Outside vendors and personnel continue to be screened daily prior to entry.
DJJ COVID-19 Response
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has coordinated a proactive and comprehensive response to keep all youth and staff safe. In response to this pandemic, DJJ took the following actions:
Ongoing measures include the following:
For more information on the Department of Juvenile Justice’s response to COVID-19, please visit www.djj.state.fl.us/covid-19.
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