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The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) is a state agency of Massachusetts, headquartered in Suite 400 of Tower Point in Boston.[1] The agency operates the state's juvenile corrections services.
The DYS regions are the Central, Metro, Northeastern, Southeastern, and Western regions.[2]
Contents
Facilities
Juveniles charged with murder and juveniles with adult sentences are held within a DYS-operated facility inside the Massachusetts Department of Corrections' Plymouth County Correctional Facility,[3]
Juvenile secure units:
- Plymouth Juvenile Secure Unit[4]
Long term facilities:
- Robert F. Kennedy School (Westborough)[5] - The school is the most secure juvenile facility in the state.[6] Operated by the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc., the center was the first Massachusetts juvenile correctional facility operated by a private provider.[7]
- Fay A. Rotenberg School (Westborough) - The Rotenberg School is a secure juvenile treatment center for girls. It is operated by the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc.[7]
- Springfield Secure Treatment Program (Springfield)[8]
- South Hadley Girls Treatment Program (South Hadley)[9]
Youth service centers:
- Metro Youth Service Center (MYSC) (Dorchester, Boston)
- Construction was scheduled to be completed in the fiscal year 2000[10]
Reception and detention centers:[11]
- Judge John J. Connelly Youth Center (Boston)[12]
- Reception-Detention Center for Girls (Boston)
- Westfield Detention Center (Westfield)
- Worcester Detention Center (Worcester)
Closed facilities:
See Also
- Massachusetts Department of Corrections
- List of United States state correction agencies
References
- ^ "Contact Numbers for Central and Regional Offices." Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES REGIONS." Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Department of Youth Services Public Information Packet." Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. 3 (3/14). 2010. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Plymouth Juvenile Secure Unit - Department of Youth Services (05320048)." Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ Kocian, Lisa. "Jail break." Boston Globe. May 15, 2008. 1. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ Kocian, Lisa. "Jail break." Boston Globe. May 15, 2008. 2. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "Westborough." Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Springfield Secure Treatment Program." Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "South Hadley Girls Treatment Program." Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Inc. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Capital Outlay." Government of Massachusetts. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Chapter 18A: Section 5. Bureau of clinical services; duties; detention centers; assistant commissioner." Government of Massachusetts. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Judge John J. Connelly Youth Center." Harvard University. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
External links
- Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
- Behn, Robert D. "Closing the Massachusetts public training schools." Duke University.
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