Current through December 10, 2024
Rule 18-29-1.1 - Authority and PurposeA. The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Division of Youth Services (DYS) shall administer probation, aftercare services and institutional programs for juveniles who have been adjudged delinquent in Mississippi Youth Courts or are at risk of becoming delinquent.B. The Division of Youth Services is responsible for the proper supervision or return of juveniles, delinquents and status offenders who are on probation or parole and who have absconded, escaped or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have endangered their own safety and the safety of others.Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-20, Miss. Code Ann. § 43-25-101, 34 U.S.C. §§ 11131-11133