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Until 1999, juvenile corrections in Alaska was under the jurisidiction of the Youth Corrections section of the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services (DFYS) in the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). However, on July 1, 1999 a new division in DHSS, the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), assumed responsibility for juvenile corrections in the state.
Alaska
Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
DJJ is charged with holding juvenile offenders in Alaska accountable
for their behavior, promoting the safety and restoration of victims
and communities, and assisting offenders and their families in
developing skills to prevent crime. DJJ operates five youth detention
facilities in Alaska.
- McLaughlin Youth Center (MYC). Anchorage. Alaska's largest youth facility. MYC services include secure detention and the bulk of the state’s treatment programs for juvenile offenders.
- Fairbanks Youth Facility. Serves communities in DJJ's Northern Region. Services include a Detention Unit and a Treatment.
- Nome Youth Facility
- Bethel Youth Facility
- Johnson Youth Center. Juneau.
- Youth Corrections 1998 Annual Report [Acrobat PDF format].
Juvenile detention
- "Juvenile Detention in Alaska". Alaska Justice Forum 19(1), Spring 2002.
- "Detention of Juveniles in Alaska: Preliminary Report" by N.E. Schafer and Richard W. Curtis. Alaska Justice Forum 12(1), Spring 1995.
- "Juvenile Detention in Alaska, 1993" by N.E. Schafer and Richard W. Curtis. Alaska Justice Forum 11(3), Fall 1994.
- See also Minorities in the Alaska juvenile justice system.
Juvenile probation
Electronic monitoring of juvenile offenders
Juvenile jail monitoring