The News4JAX I-TEAM is reviewing the private contracts from the company that ran the St. Johns Youth Academy. Meantime, the State Attorney’s office is interviewing people about what’s being described as a “riot situation” at the facility in October.

The News4JAX I-TEAM is taking a closer look at other facilities that have closed in the past couple of years following the abrupt closure of St. Johns Youth Academy on Avenue D in the St. Augustine area.

An 18-year-old inmate at St. Johns Youth Academy is accused of assaulting a staffer this week, according to an arrest report.

News4Jax received a tip from a viewer Wednesday morning that St. Johns Youth Academy in St. Augustine shut down and the kids were being shipped out.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. More than 300 youths in juvenile-justice facilities have tested positive for COVID-19, as the number of cases in the state system continues to steadily increase. As of Thursday afternoon, 306 youths had tested positive, up from 290 on Tuesday, according to information from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. In Duval County, the Duval Regional Center has reported 15 total youth COVID-19 cases. The largest numbers of youth cases have occurred at St. Johns Youth Academy, which has had 26, and Okaloosa Youth Academy, which has had 23. Overall, 101 of the 235 workers who had tested positive have been medically cleared to return to their jobs.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. There were 216 reported cases of COVID-19 in young people at juvenile detention centers in Florida, according to statistics released Thursday by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The Department of Juvenile Justice serves approximately 1,700 young people in 72 of these facilities statewide, according to its own data. The data showed another five young people have tested positive at Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Jacksonville. The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice released a statement that theyre taking precautions. It reads:The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has a coordinated plan in place to protect youth and staff from COVID-19.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. More than 200 youths in Floridas juvenile-justice system have tested positive for COVID-19, with the number of cases steadily increasing, according to information released Thursday by the state Department of Juvenile Justice. The numbers show a spike during the past week at St. Johns Youth Academy, which has 26 cases, the most in the state. In all, 78 of the 216 youths who have tested positive statewide are no longer in medical isolation. The largest numbers of infected workers have been at Broward Regional Juvenile Detention Center and Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center, which have each had 16 cases. In all, 78 of the 185 workers who have tested positive have been medically cleared to return to their jobs, according to the department.