These programs provide for the supervision of youth who have been discharged from a JCI, but have yet to complete their court commitment to the Department of Corrections. Thus, this JCI is described below rather than under the institution section of this web site.
Many youth begin their period of community supervision in an alternate care facility.
These placements assist a youth's transition from the highly structured environment of a JCI to the lower level of structure and supervision provided in a community setting. An agent's work with the alternate care facility staff assures continuity and consistency in the supervision of youth in alternate care facilities. Youth discharged from a JCI to aftercare supervision may be placed back into a parental home, the home of another family member or suitable adult, or in an alternate care facility depending upon their needs. During 1997, each aftercare agent had an average daily community caseload of 12 juvenile offenders. Each agent also maintained a caseload of juvenile offenders in the JCIs and participated in periodic reviews and discharge planning for those youth.