The Alabama Department of Youth Services (DYS) is a state agency of
Alabama
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, headquartered on the grounds of the
Mount Meigs Campus in
Mount Meigs, and in
Montgomery.
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." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010. The department operates juvenile correctional facilities.
The
Alabama Department of Youth Services School District provides educational services to juveniles in DYS schools.
Facilities
Facilities directly operated by DYS include:
* Autauga Campus (''
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Autauga County, near
Prattville)
* Mobile Group Home (
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*
Mount Meigs Campus (
Mount Meigs, ''unincorporated''
Montgomery County, near
Montgomery),
including since 2015:
** J. Walter Wood Treatment facility for girls.
* Thomasville Campus (''unincorporated''
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* VACCA Campus (Roebuck, Birmingham)
; Closed
*
Chalkville Campus (''unincorporated''
Jefferson County, near
Birmingham
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), for girls aged 12–18.
Closed
** It ended operations after a tornado in January 2012.
References
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State agencies of Alabama
Penal system in Alabama
Juvenile detention centers in the United States
State corrections departments of the United States