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, unincorporated Montgomery County, near 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]
- Former Chalkville Campus (unincorporated Jefferson County, near Birmingham), for girls aged 12–18.[6] Closed[7] and replaced at:
- Mount Meigs Campus (Mount Meigs, unincorporated Montgomery County, near Montgomery),[1] including since 2015:
- Thomasville Campus (unincorporated Clarke County)[9]
- VACCA Campus (Roebuck, Birmingham)[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mt. Meigs Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
- ^ "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"
- ^ "School District Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Autauga Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Mobile Group Home Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
- ^ http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/08/eerie_abandoned_campus_of_alab.html
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/new_dys_girls_facility_reflect.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Thomasville Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
- ^ "Vacca Campus Archived 2010-06-17 at the Wayback Machine." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
External links[]
Categories:
- State agencies of Alabama
- Penal system in Alabama
- Juvenile detention centers in the United States
- State corrections departments of the United States