Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
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The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice (KYDJJ) is a state agency of Kentucky headquartered in unincorporated Franklin County, near Frankfort.[1] The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities.
It was established after a 1996 act of the Kentucky General Assembly.[2]
Facilities[edit]
Regional Juvenile Detention Centers[edit]
- Adair Regional Juvenile Detention Center (ARJDC), Columbia
- Boyd Regional Juvenile Detention Center, (BRJDC), Ashland
- Breathitt Regional Youth Detention Center (BRYDC), Jackson
- Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Center (CRJDC), Newport
- Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center (FRJDC), Lexington
- Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Center (JRJDC), Louisville
- McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center (MRJDC), Paducah
- Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center (WRJDC), Bowling Green
Youth Development Centers[edit]
These are places for adjudicated (convicted of juvenile crimes) youth who are to be treated.[3]
- Adair Youth Development Center, Columbia
- Houses up to 80 boys and girls[4]
- Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center, Monticello
- Mayfield Youth Development Center, Mayfield
- Morehead Youth Development Center, Morehead
- Northern Kentucky Youth Development Center, Crittenden
- Woodsbend Youth Development Center, West Liberty
Group Homes[edit]
- Ashland Group Home, Ashland
- Burnside Group Home, Burnside
- Frankfort Group Home, Frankfort
- Frenchburg Group Home, Denniston
- Hopkinsville Group Home, Hopkinsville
- Jackson Group Home, Jackson
- London Group Home, London
- Middlesboro Group Home, Middlesboro
- Westport Group Home, Louisville
Day Treatment Centers[edit]
- Ashland Day Treatment Center, Boyd County, Ashland
- Breathitt Day Treatment Center, Breathitt County, Breathitt
- Christian County Day Treatment Center, Christian County, Hopkinsville
- Hardin County Day Treatment Center, Hardin County, Elizabethtown
- Louisville Day Treatment Center, Jefferson County, Louisville
- Owensboro Day Treatment Center, Daviess County, Owensboro
References[edit]
- ^ "Contact The Department Of Juvenile Justice." Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003" (Archive). Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. p. 2/36. Retrieved on December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Youth Development Centers Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine." Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003" (Archive). Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. p. 5/36. Retrieved on December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003" (Archive). Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. p. 8/36. Retrieved on December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Going to the Prom" (Archive). Juvenile Justice Journal, Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. May 2008. Volume 5, Issue 3. p. 1.
- ^ "Department Of Juvenile Justice Facilities." Western Kentucky University. Retrieved on October 10th, 2015.
- ^ https://djj.ky.gov/Facilities/Pages/Day-Treatment-Programs.aspx
Further reading[edit]
- "Kentucky's 2014 Juvenile Justice Reform" (Archive). Pew Charitable Trusts, July 2014.