Kelly Hammersley, chief for Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Circuit 13, reported current supervision and detention figures and described a new DJJ‑run gun‑violence prevention course for eligible youths.

The figures Hammersley provided: "we have 199 youth that are currently active on some form of Department of Juvenile Justice supervision," including probation, post‑commitment or conditional release. He said there are 68 youth in secure detention; 18 of those are being held to assist other circuits. Hammersley reported 31 youth on unsupervised release, five supervised through the evening reporting center, and 18 youth on electronic monitoring.

Hammersley described a new DJJ course called the "DJJ impact of gun violence class." "It is designed to be interactive with the youth and it is in person," he said. The class is four hours long, can be split into shorter sessions, and is limited to a maximum of 10 youth per class. Participation is available only to youth who have received a withhold of adjudication or an adjudication of delinquency and are placed on probation, post‑commitment probation or conditional release — that is, the DJJ course is the statutory credit the department will authorize for those youth.

Hammersley clarified the DJJ course is distinct from other community programs. "This is not the same as what Safe and Sound, the evening reporting center uses for their youth gun offender program," he said; the DJJ course is separate and focused on probation populations. When asked whether the DJJ curriculum will be publicly posted, Hammersley said he did not have an answer; he described reasons for a small‑group, in‑person format, noting that smaller classes allow youth to speak candidly and engage.

Hammersley also announced a Restoring Hope training summit scheduled for Dec. 16–17 in Orlando, with information on the DJJ public website under the prevention branch. He said the summit will be posted and available for enrollment through DJJ channels.

Ending: Hammersley asked whether anyone had questions and remained available to provide the monthly data and implementation details; no immediate policy change was taken at the meeting.