Article: Kansas' grassroots juvenile justice reform.

"Ad Astra per Aspera," the state motto of Kansas, is Latin for "To the Stars Through Difficulties" and exemplifies the pioneer spirit of state corrections professionals undertaking the task of creating a new juvenile justice system. Juvenile justice reform, spearheaded by Gov. Bill Graves and the state Legislature, recently gave birth to a new state agency in 1997 called the Juvenile Justice Authority (JJA). The agency is comprised of four juvenile correctional facilities, 31 central office staff and a number of contracted staff. Led by Commissioner Albert Murray, the agency has a $63.6 million budget and responsibility for some 2,500 juvenile offenders.

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