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The facility opened in 1996, with a capacity of 1172. [3] This facility was closed by the state in 2002, then re-opened in 2004. [4] The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state. [4] Prior to closing, the facility also housed about 125 county prisoners from Leflore County, Mississippi. [3]
The Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services was established around 1970. The Long Lane School became a part of the new department in 1970. [2]In 1989, a group of plaintiffs instituted an action against the Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services [3] which resulted in a requirement for federal court supervision of DCF, which has continued for more than 20 years to date.
These events prompted Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Connecticut Child Advocate Jeanne Milstein to launch an investigation into the prison, with DCF opening an investigation of its own in March 2002. [6] DCF also hired Edward J. Latessa, a consultant with the National Institute of Corrections, to conduct a review. After a ...
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Florida.Its headquarters are at 2415 North Monroe St., Ste. 400 in Tallahassee, Florida.The department provides social services in Florida to children, adults, refugees, domestic violence victims, human trafficking victims, the homeless community, child care providers, [4] disabled people, and the elderly.
DCF operates the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, used for short-term placement and long-term treatment of juvenile delinquents. [5] It is Vermont's sole locked juvenile facility. [6] The detention program can serve up to 16 boys and girls, and the treatment program can serve up to 12 boys. [7] Woodside is located in Colchester. [8]
Florida is the only state whose civil commitment facility is operated by a profit-making company. Florida has more people civilly committed than any other state, [8] [9] just as Florida has a disproportionally large share – 8% – of the nation's sex offenders. [10]
The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the government agency responsible for operating state prisons in the U.S. state of Florida.It has its headquarters in the state capital of Tallahassee.
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility Walnut Grove, (formerly the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility) - Opened 2001 and operated by Cornell Corrections 2003–2010, then GEO Group until June 2012. Operated as an adult facility under 10-yr contract by MTC July 2012-September 16, 2016, when it was closed.