Introducing the PbS COVID-19 Stories
The pandemic came on quickly. It required juvenile justice agencies to immediately and daily change operations to keep youths in facilities safe and healthy as well as the staff who work there and their families. PbS went beyond the data to collect their stories.
The Stories
The True Heroes are the Direct Care Staff
Staff at Massachusetts DYS has adjusted to new policies around family visitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quarantining Doesn’t Mean Isolation
Staff and youths at Alaska DJJ facilities have tried to find the upside to new procedures and ways of doing things during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Responding to an Outbreak
Staff from Indiana Department of Corrections credit frequent communication as a key factor when reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Half as Many Youths in Detention
Since March, the number of youths in the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center dropped from 64 to the mid-to-high 30s.
Stronger than Before
Faced with the challenges of a pandemic, the staff of the Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department feel stronger as a team now than ever before.
It Just Wasn’t My Time
COVID-19 affected nearly one-third of the staff at Rutherford House in Shreveport, LA
The Data
Data Snapshot - Keeping Youths Safe
This PbS Data Snapshot includes data collected by PbS participating facilities during April 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Data points discussed in this brief include youths' perceptions of safety in facilities as well as rates of assaults, fights, and restraints in secure juvenile correction and detention centers.
COVID-19 Data Snapshot July 2020
This PbS Data Snapshot was written by Kim Godfrey Lovett, PbS Executive Director and includes data collected by PbS participating facilities during April 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Data points discussed in this brief include decreasing daily populations as well as racial and ethnic disparities in secure juvenile correction and detention centers.
How has COVID-19 Affected You?
We continue to write about the impact of the pandemic using individual stories shared from the field. Tell us yours by taking our five minute survey!
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