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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 Family and COmmunity Services. The agency has its headquarters in
." State of Alaska. Retrieved on August 22, 2010. ** Most residents are
Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility
." State of Alaska. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
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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 Family and COmmunity Services. The agency has its headquarters in Juneau
Juneau ( ; ), officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of wha ...
.
Facilities
Facilities include: * Bethel Youth Facility (Bethel
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) - Long term confinement and short term detentionBethel Youth Facility." State of Alaska. Retrieved on August 22, 2010. ** Most residents are
Alaska Natives
Alaska Natives (also known as Native Alaskans, Alaskan Indians, or Indigenous Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska that encompass a diverse arena of cultural and linguistic groups, including the Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tli ...
- 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 ...
, and 56 villages of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
* Fairbanks Youth Facility ( Fairbanks) - Long term confinement and short term detention
* Johnson Youth Center (Juneau
Juneau ( ; ), officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle. Juneau was named the capital of Alaska in 1906, when the government of wha ...
) - Long term confinement and short term detention
* Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility (Kenai
Kenai (, ; Dena'ina: ; , ''Kenay'') is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010,
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** Dedicated on September 26, 2003.
* Mat-Su Youth Facility (Palmer
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* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and f ...
)
* McLaughlin Youth Center (Anchorage
Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolita ...
) - Long term confinement, short term detention, and home supervision
* Nome Youth Facility (Nome
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* Nome, Alaska
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) - detention center, can be used for long-term confinement
* Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility (Ketchikan
Ketchikan ( ; ) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough on Revillagigedo Island of Alaska. It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic Landmark District.
With a po ...
) - detention center and mental health facility. The facility was shut down on August 15, 2016..Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility
." State of Alaska. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
References
External links
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
{{authority control Juvenile detention centers in the United States Penal system in Alaska State corrections departments of the United States Juvenile