Alabama Department of Youth Services

Mount Meigs Campus Administration Building (under renovation as of March 2011)

The Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS) is a state agency of Alabama, headquartered on the grounds of the Mount Meigs Campus in Mount Meigs, and in Montgomery.[1][2] The department operates juvenile correctional facilities.

The Alabama Department of Youth Services School District provides educational services to juveniles in DYS schools.[3]

Facilities

Mount Meigs Campus

Facilities directly operated by DYS include:

  • Autauga Campus (unincorporated Autauga County, near Prattville)[4]
  • Mobile Group Home (Mobile)[5]
  • Mount Meigs Campus (Mount Meigs, unincorporated Montgomery County, near Montgomery),[1] including since 2015:
    • J. Walter Wood Treatment facility for girls.[6][7]
  • Thomasville Campus (unincorporated Clarke County)[8]
  • VACCA Campus (Roebuck, Birmingham)[9]
Closed
  • Chalkville Campus (unincorporated Jefferson County, near Birmingham), for girls aged 12–18.[10] Closed[6]
    • It ended operations after a tornado in January 2012.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mt. Meigs Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "School District Contact Information and Addresses Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010. "DYS Central Office" "1000 Industrial School Road Mt. Meigs, AL 36057"
  3. ^ "School District Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Autauga Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Mobile Group Home Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "New DYS girls facility reflects juvenile crime reforms". 10 October 2015.
  7. ^ "J. Walter Wood Jr. Residental [sic] Treatment Facility Dedication". Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  8. ^ "Thomasville Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
  9. ^ "Vacca Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
  10. ^ "Eerie abandoned campus of Alabama's girls reform school". 4 August 2016.
  11. ^ Kazek, Kelly (2016-08-04). "See the eerie abandoned campus of Alabama's reform school for girls". Al.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

External links

  • flagAlabama portal
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
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  • VIAF