Tag: Youth Corrections
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Colorado’s youth corrections chief recognized nationally for innovation, results
Colorado’s youth correction system chief received a top national award which recognized him for a career of enterprising work with juveniles and staff. The Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators named Colorado Division of Youth Services (DYS) Director Anders Jacobson recently as the 2023 Juvenile Justice President’s Award recipient. He received the award over corrections leaders…
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‘Chaotic’ and ‘unsafe:’ Problems at Colorado Springs youth services center resurface, employees say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One year after two Colorado Springs locked facilities for juvenile offenders swapped populations of those being detained awaiting legal proceedings and those who’ve been adjudicated and committed, employees at Spring Creek Youth Services Center say problems from its troubled past have resurfaced, again creating a…