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The Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice is a state agency of Alaska that operates juvenile correctional facilities; it is a division of the
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. The agency has its headquarters in
Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( ; tli, Dzánti K'ihéeni ), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a unified municipality and the s ...
.
Facilities
Facilities include:
* Bethel Youth Facility (
Bethel) - Long term confinement and short term detention
[Bethel Youth Facility]
." State of Alaska. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
** Most residents are
Alaska Natives - The geographical area served by the center includes
Utqiagvik, Fairbanks, Nome,
Kotzebue
Kotzebue ( ) or Qikiqtaġruk ( , ) is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the borough's seat, by far its largest community and the economic and transportation hub of the subregion of Alaska encompassing t ...
, and 56 villages of the
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
* Fairbanks Youth Facility (
Fairbanks) - Long term confinement and short term detention
* Johnson Youth Center (
Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( ; tli, Dzánti K'ihéeni ), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a unified municipality and the s ...
) - Long term confinement and short term detention
* Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility (
Kenai)
** Dedicated on September 26, 2003.
* Mat-Su Youth Facility (
Palmer
Palmer may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and ...
)
* McLaughlin Youth Center (
Anchorage) - Long term confinement, short term detention, and home supervision
* Nome Youth Facility (
Nome) - detention center, can be used for long-term confinement
* Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility (
Ketchikan
Ketchikan ( ; tli, Kichx̱áan) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of Alaska. It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic District.
With a population at the 20 ...
) - detention center and mental health facility. The facility was shut down on August 15, 2016.
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Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility
." State of Alaska. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
References
External links
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
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Juvenile detention centers in the United States
Penal system in Alaska
State corrections departments of the United States
Juvenile