43-21-323 - Juvenile Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit established; duty to conduct inspections of all juvenile detention facilities; additional duties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 43-21-323. Juvenile Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit established; duty to conduct inspections of all juvenile detention facilities; additional duties.
 

(1)  There is established the Juvenile Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit within the Department of Public Safety to work in cooperation with the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee described in Section 45-1-33. The unit shall inspect all juvenile detention facilities and collect data on juveniles that are held in such facilities including, but not limited to, the state training school on a quarterly basis. The inspections shall encompass the following: 

(a) Reviewing all records containing detention information and ensuring and certifying that the juvenile detention facilities are in compliance with the minimum standards of operation, as established in Section 43-21-321; 

(b) Providing technical assistance and advice to juvenile detention facilities, which will assist the facilities in complying with the minimum standards. 

(2)  Additional duties of the monitoring unit are as follows: 

(a) To conduct an assessment of all juvenile detention facilities and to determine how far each is from coming into compliance with the minimum standards, as established in Section 43-21-301(6) and Section 43-21-321; and 

(b) To develop a strategic plan and a timeline for each juvenile detention facility to come into compliance with the minimum standards as described in this subsection. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2005, ch. 471, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 398, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2009.