Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
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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. The agency operates the state's juvenile corrections services.
The DYS regions are the Central, Metro, Northeastern, Southeastern, and Western regions.
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Juvenile secure units:
Long term facilities:
Youth service centers:
Reception and detention centers:
Closed facilities:
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, headquartered in Suite 400 of Tower Point in Boston. The agency operates the state's juvenile corrections services.
The DYS regions are the Central, Metro, Northeastern, Southeastern, and Western regions.
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 FacilityPlymouth County Correctional Facility
Plymouth County Correctional Facility is a maximum-security prison located in Plymouth, Massachusetts Operated by the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department. The prison is the largest prison in Plymouth, and is much larger than the Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Plymouth, located in the...
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Juvenile secure units:
- Plymouth Juvenile Secure Unit
Long term facilities:
- Robert F. Kennedy School (WestboroughWestborough, MassachusettsWestborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,272 at the 2010 census. The town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed by a five member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing, appointing various...
) - The school is the most secure juvenile facility in the state. 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. - 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.
- Springfield Secure Treatment Program (SpringfieldSpringfield, MassachusettsSpringfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
) - South Hadley Girls Treatment Program (South HadleySouth Hadley, MassachusettsSouth Hadley is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,514 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area....
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Youth service centers:
- Metro Youth Service Center (MYSC) (Dorchester, BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
)- Construction was scheduled to be completed in the fiscal year 2000
Reception and detention centers:
- Judge John J. Connelly Youth Center (BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
) - Reception-Detention Center for Girls (Boston)
- Westfield Detention Center (WestfieldWestfield, MassachusettsWestfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State...
) - Worcester Detention Center (WorcesterWorcester, MassachusettsWorcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
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Closed facilities:
- Lyman School for BoysLyman School for BoysThe Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts about 1886 and was closed in 1971. It was the first reform school, or training school in the United States, replacing the State Reform School near the same site, which was opened in 1846...
See Also
- Massachusetts Department of Corrections
- List of United States state correction agencies
External links
- Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
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