Juvenile Correctional Center (JCC) / Direct Care
Youth Industries
As a result of legislation enacted in 1993 (Code of Virginia §66-25.1), the Department of Juvenile Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Correctional Education, developed the Youth Industries Program to train older, incarcerated youth who follow program requirements and who do not have behavior issues. The program provides skill training in areas in which the learned skills can be transitioned into employment opportunities in the community. Articles produced or manufactured and services provided by participating juveniles may be sold to private, public, or non-profit entities with resulting revenues targeted to support the Youth Industries program.
Youth work-training programs and juvenile correctional center sites includes:
- Advertising Design Apprenticeship - Beaumont and Bon Air
- Barbering Apprenticeship - Beaumont
- Bulk mail Enterprise - Bon Air
- Carpentry Apprenticeship - Natural Bridge
- Computer Repair Enterprise - Beaumont
- Cooking/Food Service Apprenticeship - Beaumont, Culpeper and Natural Bridge
- Embroidery Enterprise - Culpeper
- Horticulture Enterprise and Apprenticeship - Hanover
- Immediate Assembly - Oak Ridge
- Offset Printing Apprenticeship and Enterprise - Beaumont
- Sign-making Enterprise - Bon Air
- Silk-screen Enterprise - Beaumont
- Woodwork Enterprise - Natural Bridge
Code of Virginia §66-25.1 also established the Virginia Juvenile Enterprise Committee to oversee the public or private contracts and agreements entered into by the Youth Industries program. By statue, the committee must include representatives from an employee association or organization, the business community, a chamber of commerce, an industry association, the Office of the Secretary of Commerce, and Trade and the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety.
Current membership includes:
- Elizabeth G. Everett of Chesapeake
- Steven L. Fitchett of Mechanicsville
- Dianne l. Mallory of Richmond
- Charlie Mills, III of Richmond
- Dawn Smith of Richmond
- Steven C. Vermillion of Glen Allen