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Facility Services:
Overview and Strategic Direction
Kathy Dudley, Deputy Secretary of Facility Operations
Martin Pharr, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary of Clinical and
Educational Services
William Lassiter, Director of Communications
Presentation Objectives
Overview of
 Detention Services
 Transportation Services
 Youth Development Centers
 Treatment and Education
 Recommendations
Detention Overview
Detention Services
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Provide secure custody for juveniles who
are ordered by the court to be detained:
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Pending an adjudication hearing
 Felony offense is alleged
 Offense that includes assault is alleged
 Runaway from home (up to 24 hours to
facilitate return to the parent)
Detention Services
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After adjudication
 Pending disposition
 Pending placement as part of a disposition
 As a dispositional option (confinement as a
sanction)
After transfer to superior court, awaiting trial
Absconders from other states through
Interstate Compact.
Detention Services
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Young people in secure custody must
have hearings to determine the need for
continued custody.
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Five days after the initial admission
Intervals of 10 days during on-going
detention
Detention History
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Established statewide in response to federal
legislation mandating that juvenile and adult
offenders be separated.
By 1980 there were 7 county juvenile detention
centers in NC. 1 state run regional detention
center. Juveniles in other counties were
detained in local jails.
As of July 1 1983, all juveniles had to be housed
in juvenile detention centers.
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Map of current detention centers
Detention Services
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Education
Mental health screenings
Physical health screenings
Recreation
Chaplaincy services
Psycho-educational groups
Substance abuse services
Detention Admission Process
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Juvenile admission can occur 24-hours a
day any day of the year.
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Inventorying of personal items
Strip search for contraband
Shower
Mental health/suicide screening
Physical health screening
Orientation
Schedule
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Breakfast
Cleaning of rooms
Class
Lunch
Class
Recreation
Quiet time
Supper
Showers
Groups, counseling, activities with volunteers
Visitation/phone calls
Free time with books, games, activities
Bedtime starting at 8:00 PM by Levels
Detention Admissions:
CY 2002 – CY 2008
Approximately 5,000 distinct juveniles per year are admitted to detention.
These numbers reflect admissions to State and County facilities.
9,000
8,832
8,800
8,631
8,600
8,400
8,122
8,200
7,921
8,000
7,844
7,750
7,800
7,936
7,600
7,400
7,200
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Detention Admissions
2007
2008
Transportation Services
Transportation Services
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With mandated hearings, transportation to
and from court
Medical appointments
Mental Health Appointments
Transfer youth between centers for
population management
Transfer committed youth to Youth
Development Centers
Youth Development
Centers
History
History: Nineteenth Century
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Children received the punishment of an adult
and were imprisoned with adults.
Incarceration became favored over other forms
of punishments, and juvenile offenders were
often confined in the state penitentiary
Concerns arose about
confining children
with adult offenders
History: Nineteenth Century
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Between 1869 and 1909, NC’s Governors
pardoned more than 150 youth from adult
prisons.
History: Twentieth Century
In 1907, legislation authorized the first
juvenile training school, Stonewall
Jackson Manual Training and
Industrial School, which opened
in 1909.
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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1919: Juvenile Justice Statute
1943: State Board of Juvenile Correction
created by N. C. Legislature to
oversee the operation of the four
existing training schools.
1972 Training schools were placed under
the authority of the NCDOC.
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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1975: Responsibility for the operation of
training schools was shifted to the
state Department of Human
Resources – Division of Youth
Services.
1978: House Bill 456 was enacted,
requiring the removal of status offenders
from training schools.
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
1980: Juvenile code revisions were enacted
that had major impact on the Division of
Youth Services’ training schools:
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Allowed only juveniles who had
committed a crime to be committed
to training school, and then only
after all community resources had
been exhausted
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A complete assessment of each child
committed to DYS with in the first
fifteen days of admission
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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1980: Juvenile code revisions
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Establishment of definite commitments
Stipulation that only physical custody
was transferred to DYS, keeping legal
custody in whom it was vested-the
parents, guardian, agency, or institution.
Mandate for a uniform statewide
treatment program
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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1980’s: DYS implemented the
Mainstream Program designed
to move from an overriding
emphasis on custody and
security toward a balance
between protection of youth and
community and provision of
appropriate therapeutic
services.
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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Mainstream addressed treatment
goals and objectives pertaining to a
juvenile’s physical, psychological,
and spiritual health; educational and
vocational opportunities; custody;
and socialization.
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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1990s:
A competency based treatment
model was implemented in the
training schools
Specialized programming was
added for substance abusers,
aggressive/violent youth, and
sexual offenders
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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1997: Commission established to
review juvenile code
Commission’s recommendations formed the
basis for the Juvenile Justice Reform Act
of 1998
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1999: Office of Juvenile Justice created,
combining Division of Youth Services
from DHHS and Juvenile Services
Division from AOC.
History: Twentieth Century: Continued
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2000:
General Assembly creates
cabinet level Department of
Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention.
Comprehensive assessment
and needs-based treatment
programming re-emphasized
resulting in expanded
treatment options
History: Twenty-First Century
2003: Performance audit by State
Auditor’s office reveals need for
new facilities due to
outdated, unsafe condition of
current facilities.
History: Twenty-First Century: Continued
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2003: Construction of five new facilities
approved by General
Assembly.
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2006: Four facilities conduct
groundbreaking
ceremonies.
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2008: Four new
facilities open
Commitment Status
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Level III Disposition-Most restrictive
option
Serious, Violent or Chronic offenders
Committed to the Department for 24 hour
supervision, control and treatment
Minimum of 6 months in Commitment
status
Commitment Status
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Maximum commitment until 90 days prior
to 18th, 19th or 21st birthday
Followed by Post-release Supervision
Commitment period based on treatment
needs of the juvenile and public safety
Youth Development Center
Service Domains
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Medical services
Education services
Nutrition Services
Mental Health Services
Chaplaincy services
Social work services
Recreation services
Habilitation services
Family services
Youth Development Centers
Process
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Evidence-based assessment
Individualized service planning
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Community reintegration
MH/SA treatment
Medical treatment
Education - PEP/IEP
Interpersonal skill building
Pro-social value development
Vocational skill development
Youth Development Centers
Service planning Team
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Juvenile
Parent/guardian
Court counselor
YDC staff
Community stakeholders
Meeting Schedule
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At least once every 30 days
Coordinated by the juvenile’s assigned social
worker
Youth Development Center
Service Delivery
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Evidence based interventions (eg. CBT,
MET, ART)
Community placements as appropriate
Development of specialized programming
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Complex trauma treatment
Sex offender treatment
Vocational training
Aggressive/violent youth
New YDCs opened in 2008
• Edgecombe, Lenoir, Chatham, and Cabarrus
• Self Contained 8 Bed Units
• Design requires a high staff to student ratio for
security
• Small Living/Learning Groups
• Security Features
• Staff ratio lends itself to
intensive programming
YDC Commitment Trends and Rate:
CY 1998-2008
Rate = YDC Commitments per 1,000 juveniles age 10-17.
1,600
1,400
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1,360
1,217
1,200
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1999
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# Commitments
2003
2004
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Rate of YDC Commitment
2007
2008
Age of Committed Juveniles
3% 2%
10%
21%
19%
45%
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Needs for 16 and 17
year olds
Detention Recommendations
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Increase Alternatives to Detention
 Detention screening tools
 GPS monitoring
 Shelter Care
 Day Reporting Centers/Structured
Day Programs
Detention Recommendations
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Review use of intermittent confinement,
use of detention as a sanction
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Video capability for some hearings
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Without increasing alternatives to detention
the Department estimates there would be a
need for an additional 800 beds to
accommodate 16 and 17 year olds.
Transportation
Recommendations
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Legal workgroup review responsibilities for
transporting of youth to and from
detention
Additional vehicles and personnel would
be required
Youth Development Centers
Needs for 16 and 17 year olds
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480 additional beds and appropriate staff
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during transition 100 beds could utilized
through additional staffing
A new facility design that provides for
safety, security, and flexibility in
programming
Increased vocational education and
employment opportunities
Youth Development Centers
Needs for 16 and 17 year olds
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Transitional services
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Housing
Access to healthcare
Structured activities
Employment opportunities
Staff training, training, training,
training
Youth Development Centers
Needs for 16 and 17 year olds
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Expanded specialized treatment
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Complex trauma
Sex offender
Substance abuse
Increase our assessment/orientation
capabilities
Parenting skill training
Gender responsive programming