The DJJ expects to select a vendor for the privatized facility in two weeks. State Representative Hinson Mosley, District 171, a resident of Jesup, was instrumental in bringing the group home to the southeast Georgia county.
Nothing is worse than a wasted young life.
Those new jobs will include administrative and support staff, including teachers, mental health professionals and maintenance and food service staff. Vendors had to ensure that their bids met the licensure requirements of the state Office of Regulatory Services. Serving as an alternative to incarceration in a youth development campus, the Wayne County group home will house 24 girls committed to the custody of the DJJ by juvenile courts. Youths will spend an average of nine months at the group home and attend school on the premises.