P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 2235
The Juvenile Institutions Administration and any authorized public or private body shall provide treatment and detention centers for any minor covered by the provisions of this chapter.
(a) Confinement treatment and transfer of minors in custody of the Juvenile Institutions Administration.— When custody of a minor is given to the Juvenile Institutions Administration, it shall determine the treatment program or institution in which the minor shall be placed and what type of rehabilitation treatment shall be provided for the minors. The Juvenile Institutions Administration may place the minors in any treatment program or institution under its jurisdiction.
(b) Personalized treatment.— Every minor will will be entitled to receive personalized services or treatment that responds to his specific needs and leads to his eventual rehabilitation.
(c) Detention centers.— The detention centers shall receive the minors referred by the court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and shall offer evaluation and diagnostic services in accordance with the resolution ordering their confinement. The Juvenile Institutions Administration and the public and private bodies that provide the detention centers, are hereby empowered to advise and collaborate with the court, in order to determine the evaluation and diagnostic services that shall be provided to the minors who have been referred to it.
(d) Transfer to other public or private bodies.— When a minor is in custody of the Juvenile Institutions Administration, and with prior authorization of the court, it proceeds to relocate the minor in another agency, public or private body for his/her welfare, the physical custody of the minor shall cease, but not the responsibility the Juvenile Institutions Administration has in the sense of ensuring that the public or private body concerned complies with the provisions of this chapter. The Juvenile Institutions Administration shall execute with all the necessary agreements to make the transfer with the pertinent bodies.
In cases of emergency the transfer of minors to the pertinent agency or public or private body, shall be held, upon the previous agreement between the court and the Juvenile Institutions Administration.
(e) The Juvenile Institutions Administration shall establish a Young Offender Support Unit for youths who have been placed under its custody so that when he/she fully complies with the resolutory measure, he/she is fully apprised of his/her rights and his/her work, educational and housing options, so as to guarantee his/her full reintegration into society.
History —July 9, 1986, No. 88, p. 276, § 35; Aug. 12, 1995, No. 183, § 9; Aug. 8, 2008, No. 200, § 1.