Connecticut Department of Children and Families
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The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Connecticut
providing family services. Its headquarters are in Hartford
.
. The $57 million juvenile correctional center opened in August 2001.
The state of Connecticut previously operated the Long Lane School in Middletown
, a juvenile correctional facility for boys and girls of the ages 11-16. In 2002 the Government of Connecticut announced that the Long Lane School, then the state's juvenile center for girls, was closing. Girls were moved to the Connecticut Children's Place in East Windsor
. The closure occurred after the Attorney General of Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, and a state child advocate, Jeanne Milstein, investigated a suicide attempt at Long Lane and then asked DCF to review its practices regarding the safety of delinquent girls.
, is a state residential and educational center for abused and neglected children of the ages 10-18. After the closure of the Long Lane School, CCP became the housing point of delinquent girls adjudicated by the state.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
providing family services. Its headquarters are in Hartford
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
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Bureau of Juvenile Services
The Bureau of Juvenile Services operates the state's correctional facilities for children; it received its current name in 2003. The Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS) is the state's secure facility for delinquent boys. The CJTS is located in MiddletownMiddletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
. The $57 million juvenile correctional center opened in August 2001.
The state of Connecticut previously operated the Long Lane School in Middletown
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
, a juvenile correctional facility for boys and girls of the ages 11-16. In 2002 the Government of Connecticut announced that the Long Lane School, then the state's juvenile center for girls, was closing. Girls were moved to the Connecticut Children's Place in East Windsor
East Windsor, Connecticut
East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,162 at the 2010 census.The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.-Area:...
. The closure occurred after the Attorney General of Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, and a state child advocate, Jeanne Milstein, investigated a suicide attempt at Long Lane and then asked DCF to review its practices regarding the safety of delinquent girls.
Connecticut Children's Place
The Connecticut Children's Place (CCP), located in East WindsorEast Windsor, Connecticut
East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,162 at the 2010 census.The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.-Area:...
, is a state residential and educational center for abused and neglected children of the ages 10-18. After the closure of the Long Lane School, CCP became the housing point of delinquent girls adjudicated by the state.