The Utah Division of Juvenile Justice Services (JJS) is a division of the Utah Department of Human Services operating juvenile correctional services. Its headquarters is in

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. The division was established in 1981 as the Utah Division of Youth Corrections. It received its current name on July 1, 2004.

Facilities

Secure facilities:Secure Facility Locations
" Utah Division of Juvenile Justice Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010. * Decker Lake Youth Center (

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) * Farmington Bay Youth Center (

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) * Mill Creek Youth Center ( Ogden) * Slate Canyon Youth Center ( Provo) * South West Utah Youth Center (

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) * Wasatch Youth Center (''

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, near

) * Split Mountain Youth Center (

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)

References

External links

Utah Division of Juvenile Justice Services
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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 ...

Juvenile detention centers in the United States State corrections departments of the United States

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 ...

1981 establishments in Utah Government agencies established in 1981