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how they work,” he said, adding that ■ Virginia’s boot camp program stilH ranks in an experimental stage.
Ms. Gentry said the Virginia J Juvenile Boot Camp offers a strtf££j tured, programmatic system for juv«-*^ nile offenders. *
With their days beginning at 5:30 { a.m. the 11-to 17-year-old “troops” - follow a rigorous schedule throughout < the day that consists of physical train-/} ing, meals and school. Their days end*; at 9:30 p.m. with lights out.
Most of the day, Ms. Gentry said, ■ the inmates attend class learning the-1 basics — maths, science, English an^ history. No televisions or radios affe1 available at the camp, but the juvfig.'J niles can read newspapers in the evening after they complete the+rhomework.
Although security is a concern^ Ms. Gentry said, the staff at the camp are unarmed. A protective fence, however, surrounds the camp.
“There are no weapons of any sort here,” she said. “Inmates are~ restrained when necessary in a man-i^ ner that is not harmful to them. This isr. just to protect the staff. But most of these people are in here for truancy, stealing cars or (using or selling>„drugs.” .
As part of the rehabilitation^-, process, some of the juveniles have^. visited the loc&l community college in< addition to spending time with several area youth groups.
“Our staff is 100 percent commit- i ted to seeing these guys turn their-' lives around,” Ms. Gentry said.
Gov. Allen said the innovative and stern sentencing options will be— available to both circuit and juvenile court judges and will be administered* by the Department of Juvenile Justice* created under separate legislation.
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