Info Alert

We are excited to introduce our new website! We hope you find it easier to navigate, engaging and useful. As with any conversion of a site this large, errors may occur. If you see something that needs updating, please email PublicInformation@djj.sc.gov.

NOTE: If you had a page on our old site bookmarked, please be sure to update accordingly, as most pages have changed.  

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State LogoMission

To impact and transform young lives, strengthen families, and support safer communities through targeted prevention and rehabilitation.

Vision

Youth discover their strengths and abilities and become productive and successful citizens contributing to a safer South Carolina.

Values

  • Integrity – We are honest and transparent in our work and we are accountable for what we do and say.
  • Loyalty – We are all SCDJJ: Loyalty is our commitment to the youth and the agency at which we work.
  • Diversity – Each employee brings a viewpoint and can make a difference; working together, we can all make change.
  • Respect – There is always respect built in every interaction with youth, their families, the public and between employees.
  • Compassion – Belief in our youth means showing them care and genuine concern every day.