Legal Question in Appeals and Writs in Georgia

This is a criminal law question, not appeals and writs, but the answer is the same. Obviously, people who are incarcerated need a lawyer not an internet website and not someone who has to go to an internet forum for advice.

As noted, this is a criminal law question, not an appeals question. If this is a juvenile, counsel should have been appointed. I would suggest that the juvenile or his parents direct their question to the juvenile's criminal law attorney.

You do not not tell me what delinquent act was committed or when the juvenile disposition order was entered. The fact that the juvenile was committed to a facility suggests that the juvenile has been involved with the law before and/or committed a much more serious offense. He evidently is in need of treatment and he needs to get that treatment. If he returns to the same old lifestyle, he may be on the path to becoming a career criminal and that is not what you want or in the juvenile's best interests.

There is no such thing as parole. However, perhaps it may be possible to request an earlier release from the Department of Juvenile Justice, depending on the juvenile's progress or other circumstances. Here is an excerpt that found:

Adjudicated delinquents are committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), which is then vested with legal custody of the youth. An order of disposition committing a youth to DJJ continues in force for two years unless DJJ discharges the youth sooner. The court that committed the youth may extend its commitment order for an additional two years. An order committing a delinquent youth as a designated felon is in force for an initial period of five years.

The youth is initially confined in a youth development campus for 12 to 60 months. The youth must not be discharged from DJJ's custody until at least one year of custody has occurred. The custody of a designated felon may be extended for an additional period of 12 months provided that no initial placement or extension of custody may continue beyond the youth's 21st birthday.

DJJ determines all of the placement specifics for adjudicated delinquents. DJJ assesses all youth committed to it using the Comprehensive Risk/Needs Assessment (CRN). CRN is the assessment instrument used to classify youth and to determine risk, placement, and level of service. The CRN is periodically used to reassess the youth to determine changes in risk and needs.