The Guam Department of Youth Affairs ( ch, Depåttamenton Asunton Manhoben) is the youth corrections agency of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

territory of

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

. The department has its headquarters in the village of

Mangilao Mangilao is a Villages of Guam, village on the eastern shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village's population has decreased slightly since the island's 2010 census. Cliffs lie along much of the village's shoreline provide dramatic ...

. The Guam Youth Correctional Facility, operated by the department, is in Mangilao. The agency also operates the Cottage Homes, located in the village

Talofofo Talo'fo'fo, formerly Talofofo, is a village located in the southern part of the United States territory of Guam, on the east coast. The village center is located in the hills above the coast, while the smaller coastal community below the cliff is ...

. The Liheng Famaguon School provides educational services to inmates of the department.Liheng Famaguon School
" Guam Department of Youth Affairs. Retrieved on October 12, 2010.

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Guam Department of Youth Affairs
{{authority control Government of Guam Juvenile detention centers in the United States State corrections departments of the United States