New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department

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The PERA Building has the department's headquarters

The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is a state agency of New Mexico, headquartered in the PERA Building in Santa Fe.[1] The department is responsible for managing the state's foster care system and all juvenile correctional facilities.

Leadership[]

The department is led by a secretary, appointed by the Governor of New Mexico and subject to confirmation by the New Mexico Senate. The secretary is also a member of the New Mexico Governor's Cabinet.[2] In the administration of Michelle Lujan Grisham, the secretary is Brian Blalock.[3]

Facilities[]

Juvenile Justice Services/Facilities (JJS) is the division that operates juvenile correctional facilities.[4]

Facilities include:[5]

  • Area 1
  • Albuquerque Boys Center
  • Albuquerque Girls Reintegration Center
  • Camino Nuevo Youth Center (houses female inmates)[6]
  • Carlsbad Community Reintegration Center
  • Eagle Nest Reintegration Center
  • J. Paul Taylor Center
  • YDDC (NMGS)

The former New Mexico Boys School opened on October 1, 1909. CYFD closed it in 2005 and was transferred to the New Mexico Corrections Department, now serving as the Springer Correctional Facility.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "East Complex: PERA Building." . Retrieved on July 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "Our Leadership | Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham". Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. ^ "CYFD's New Cabinet Secretary! | CYFD". cyfd.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ^ "JJS Facilities Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine." New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department. Retrieved on July 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "Juvenile Justice Services Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report January." New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department. January 2009, Revised January 16, 2009. 2 (6/51). Retrieved on July 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Youth detention supervisor arrested on sex abuse" (Archive). Associated Press at CBS News. August 6, 2011. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Springer Correctional Facility." (Archive) New Mexico Corrections Department. Retrieved on December 6, 2013.

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