§ 9-238.1
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§9–238.1.
(a)The Department shall serve children in the juvenile services system with programming that:
(1)ensures the safety of the community and the children served;
(2)holds delinquent children accountable to victims and communities;
(3)assists children to develop competencies to become successful members of society;
(4)delivers services on a regional basis through at least four operational regions;
(i)ensures that each committed facility owned by the Department serves no more than 48 children at one time; and
(ii)ensures that each committed facility licensed by the Department serves no more than 48 children at one time, unless the Secretary finds good cause for a committed facility licensed by the Department to serve more than 48 children at one time;
(6)uses detention and committed facilities that are operationally separate from each other and that do not share common program space, including dining halls and educational or recreational facilities; and
(7)provides females with a range and quality of services and programs to meet their specific needs, including:
(i)diversion programs;
(ii)community detention services and programs; and
(iii)reentry services and programs.
(b)A region shall:
(1)include at least one secure facility used solely for children pending court disposition and children awaiting placement after disposition;
(2)except for specialized services as provided in subsection
(c)of this section, include a number of committed facilities estimated to be necessary to diagnose, care for, train, educate, and properly rehabilitate every child from the region in the custody of the Department; and
(3)include a nonpublic facility only if the Department determines that the facility:
(i)has provided or will efficiently and effectively provide adequate care for the children placed in the facility; and
(ii)has demonstrated or will demonstrate a record of success based on standards promulgated by the Department.
(c)The Department may place a child into a committed facility outside the child’s region if a determination is made by the Department that specialized services for the child require the placement in the best interests of the child.