As 2025 closes, the Office of the Juvenile Defender would first like to thank all of the attorneys working to protect the rights of youth charged with crimes.  OJD endeavors to provide resources and support juvenile defenders all year, and we hope our efforts result in staunch advocacy for our clients! Goings and comings: Assistant Juvenile Defender Burcu Hensley left OJD  at the beginning of this year to join the Wake County Public Defender Office.  We appreciate all of Burc

Many of the provisions in House Bill 307 have been in effect since December 1, 2025. And while this bill is largely related to pre-trial conditions in the adult criminal justice system, it also makes some changes to juvenile justice. The bill has provisions that permit extending the terms of probation and post release supervision for certain youth and requires notification to victims prior to termination of probation and post release in certain cases. Extension of Probation

Every year the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention publishes an annual report , documenting the challenges and achievements of the past year, and containing a wealth of interesting and useful data.  As I did last year , in this blog I’ll highlight ten pieces of information from the 2024 publication.  All youth referred to are youth alleged to be delinquent; undisciplined youth are not included in these numbers. The graphics are from the actual report: 1.