The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice (KYDJJ) is a state agency of

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headquartered in

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Franklin County, near Frankfort. The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities. It was established after a 1996 act of the

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Facilities

Regional Juvenile Detention Centers

* Adair Regional Juvenile Detention Center (ARJDC), Columbia * Boyd Regional Juvenile Detention Center, (BRJDC), Ashland * Breathitt Regional Youth Detention Center (BRYDC),

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* Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Center (CRJDC), Newport * Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center (FRJDC), Lexington * Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Center (JRJDC),

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* * McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center (MRJDC),

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* Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center (WRJDC),

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Youth Development Centers

These are places for adjudicated (convicted of juvenile crimes) youth who are to be treated. * Adair Youth Development Center, Columbia ** Houses up to 80 boys and girls * Green River Youth Development Center,

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* Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center,

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* Mayfield Youth Development Center, Mayfield * Morehead Youth Development Center, Morehead ** Houses only girls: they are incarcerated for more minor crimes, such as truancy, and more serious ones, such as murder. * Northern Kentucky Youth Development Center, Crittenden * Owensboro Treatment Center,

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* Woodsbend Youth Development Center, West Liberty

Cadet Leadership & Education Program

* Cadet Leadership & Education Program (CLEP),

Group Homes

* Ashland Group Home, Ashland * Bowling Green Group Home,

* Burnside Group Home, Burnside * Frankfort Group Home, Frankfort * Frenchburg Group Home, Denniston * Hopkinsville Group Home,

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* London Group Home,

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* Middlesboro Group Home, Middlesboro * Murray Group Home,

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* Westport Group Home,

Day Treatment Centers

* Ashland Day Treatment Center, Boyd County, Ashland * Breathitt Day Treatment Center,

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, Breathitt * Christian County Day Treatment Center,

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* Hardin County Day Treatment Center, Hardin County, Elizabethtown * Louisville Day Treatment Center, Jefferson County,

* Owensboro Day Treatment Center, Daviess County,

source: https://djj.ky.gov/Facilities/Pages/Day-Treatment-Programs.aspx

References

External links

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Juvenile Justice A juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes that are committed by children who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal s ...

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