INDIANAPOLIS – Seven new counties across the state will partner with the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, which offers community-based alternative programs to the typical detention facility solution for juveniles.
Allen, LaPorte, Bartholomew, Boone, Monroe, St. Joseph, and LaGrange counties will join the 12 counties that already have a partnership with the JDAI program.
JDAI- a national initiative – was established 20 years ago and created its first partnership in Indiana in Marion County in 2006.
The program received more than $5 million in state funds from the legislature the past two years. With the additional money, the program has been able to expand to a new total of 19 counties.