"Summer Camp Uses Arts to Empower SC Youth"
(2017, 2 min 17 sec)

Kids in Lee County found themselves immersed in the Harlem Renaissance Era during the month of June. The four-week summer camp was the collaboration of the Auntie Karen Foundation, the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and the Lee County school system. About 400 kids participated and were able to take classes including sewing, cooking, guitar, African drums, Spanish and drama. DJJ’s Teen After-School Centers provide a structured, positive place to build academic and employability skills, and empower kids and teenagers for the future.

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"SCDJJ Providing Job Readiness Training to Teens"
(2017, 2 min 26 sec)

The SC Dept. of Juvenile Justice is taking a proactive stance when it comes to bettering the youth in South Carolina. Through the agency's Job Readiness Training (JRT) program, DJJ is able to provide teens with job skills training, career exposure and community internship/work experience. It's employability training like this that helps teens focus on their futures and stay out of trouble.

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"SCDJJ Sizzle Reel"
(2017, 1 min 45 sec)

Team sports highlight an important role in the rehabilitation of youth at DJJ. Juveniles are taught teamwork, responsibility and discipline. Both DJJ's basketball coach (Raymond Harrison) and Physical Education coach (Robert Council) are former standout college athletes who know first-hand how sports can mold a young person. Many of DJJ's youth have immense athletic talent and dream of playing college, and even pro, sports. Dreams of taking the court or field under bright lights, surrounded by the roaring crowd, motivate many juveniles to change their lives. This "Sizzle Reel" offers a glimpse of some talented, disciplined athletes as they go through their rehabilitation at DJJ.

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"Always on Duty"
(2016, 3 min 31 sec)

Protecting the public and rehabilitating juveniles is a 24/7 operation. From the laundry staff to the juvenile correctional officers, Team DJJ is committed to bettering our youth at all hours of the day. We focus on the physical, mental and spiritual needs of our juveniles in order to best equip them for life after DJJ.

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"DJJ Veterans Share Message of Service"
(2016, 1 min 58 sec)

SC DJJ employs many people who answered the call to serve in our country's military. From serving in our armed forces to serving juveniles in our state, their passion to help and protect others is unwavering.

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"Think Twice"
(2013, 19 min)

Featuring Interviews with real DJJ juveniles and victims, this video is a warning to young people to "think twice" about their actions. Learn about life behind the fence at DJJ and about the consequences for making bad decisions.

(See the accompanying Think Twice Fact Sheet and Think Twice Workbook for more information)

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"The House That DJJ Built"
(2012, 22 min)

A look at the Habitat for Humanity house built behind the fence by incarcerated DJJ juveniles, then moved to its neighborhood and completed by DJJ youth in the community.

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"Restoring Carolina Through
Youth Service"
(2012, 8 min 30 sec)

A look at DJJ's most recent "Restoring Carolina Through Youth Service" Day, an annual event in which youth, staff and volunteers from around the state do community service projects to "give back" to their communities.

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"The New DJJ"
(2010, 14 min 38 sec)

A look at the new DJJ, and how this agency has transformed and improved since 2002, during the dark days of a federal lawsuit.

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"Community Connections Campaign"
(2007, 6 min 37 sec)

The "Friends of Juvenile Justice" foundation launches an effort to help build new facilities and help juveniles in Department of Juvenile Justice custody

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