Juvenile Detention Work Program
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| The San Juan County Juvenile Detention Work Program (JDWP) began in June, 2000 and is a community service program that provides local judiciary an alternative to incarceration. As an alternative to incarceration, each juvenile is provided an opportunity to earn self-respect through the accomplishments of valuable work. This program is intended to demonstrate that delinquent juveniles are a positive source for community improvement and attempts to transform delinquent juvenile offenders into a source of solutions. |
| One weekend a month, juveniles who are court ordered to attend the Work Program report to the facility for a full weekend of structured community work. The work sites are arranged through the program facilitator, with juvenile detention staff and drug court staff providing supervision. |
| This program is intended to teach the juveniles discipline, accountability, responsibility and how to build a good work ethic. By working in the public as a group, members of the community are able to see the positive side of youth in San Juan County. |
| For more information regarding this program, please call (505) 324-5810 |
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