The juvenile justice department is run by Eric S. Hall, appointed by DeSantis as secretary in November 2021. Hall previously served in the education department under the DeSantis administration.

Several of the computer systems for Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice have been offline since last Friday over what the agency described as a “security concern.”. A spokesperson for ...

The website of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is seen in this screenshot from April 4, 2024. The department in Tallahassee, Fla., confirmed Thursday, April 4, 2024, that it brought ...

Secretary Eric Hall, who leads the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, called the decision by the Broward Sheriff’s office to leave their post at the Juvenile assessment Center ...

Currently, the Sheriff’s Office staffs the facility 24 hours a day, and after intake, turns the child over to the Florida ...

The report could fuel further criticism of Worrell and her office, which has been under intense scrutiny for its decisions from Florida GOP officials, including U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Gov. Ron ...

It’s called the ‘Florida Scholars Academy and on Monday, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) announced the academy’s first day of operations at a press conference held at the St ...

Cyberattacks impact Florida's Department of Health, Department of Juvenile Justice Reports that cyber-thieves RansomHub had hacked into the vital statistics system began circulating July 1 on ...

A 60-year-old officer with the Department of Juvenile Justice in Florida was fired after he was accused of assaulting a 15-year-old inmate. Getty Images/iStock photo A juvenile detention officer ...

The Sheriff’s Office recently sent a letter to the State of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice telling it that the Sheriff’s Office would no longer provide sworn deputy services to the ...

GAINESVILLE – Hackers broke into the computer network of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in Tallahassee, which runs the state's juvenile detention centers and programs to steer ...