Credible Messengers Initiative launched at the Department of Juvenile Justice
Tue, 03/28/2023
COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) announced at an agency event on March 16, 2023, the implementation of the…
SCDJJ announces improvement initiatives
Mon, 02/06/2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) is implementing several initiatives in 2023 that are designed to improve…
SCDJJ announces groundbreaking educational partnership with Blaze Fire Games
Mon, 01/30/2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Blaze Fire Games have announced a partnership to give DJJ students at the 13…
SCDJJ announces revised Mission and Vision Statements
Tue, 06/14/2022
Statement from Executive Director Eden Hendrick:
I am excited to announce the SCDJJ Mission and Vision Statements have been revised to reflect our…
S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and U.S. Department of Justice announce voluntary settlement agreement
Thu, 04/14/2022
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) has entered a voluntary settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of…
SCDJJ plants new Healing Tree
Mon, 03/21/2022
LEXINGTON, S.C. – At a recent ceremony at the Broad River Road Complex, the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice presented the City of Cayce Police…
Gov. Henry McMaster Names Eden Hendrick as next SCDJJ Executive Director
Tue, 02/22/2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today announced Eden Hendrick as the next executive director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile…
SCDJJ to Host Drive-Thru Job Fair
Tue, 09/22/2020
The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice is offering a new and convenient way for job-seekers to apply for select positions with the agency…
DJJ Youth Send a Piece of Themselves Home for Holidays
Thu, 12/12/2019
Being away from family during the holidays can be a difficult reality to accept. For three youth committed to the South Carolina Department of…
DJJ to Host 2nd "Meet the Artists" Night
Fri, 11/15/2019
Sparks fly, lathes turn and air compressors hum at the Department of Juvenile Justice's Broad River Road Complex. These are familiar sights and…