The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) a cabinet-level Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 state agency that provides youth corrections services in the state.

The full official title of the agency is Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Youth Services, Office of Juvenile Justice (DPSC/YS/OJJ). The agency has its headquarters in the first floor of the State Police Building in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

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The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections previously handled the care of juvenile prisoners. In 2004 the juvenile system separated from the adult system.

Institutions

The state operates three secure institutions for boys and one institution for girls.

The male institutions include:

• Bridge City Center for Youth (BCCY) - Bridge City
  Bridge City, Louisiana
  Bridge City is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was established in the 1930s during the construction of the Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River. The town is located on the West Bank of the river. It is part of the New...
  
  , unincorporated
  Unincorporated area
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  Jefferson Parish
  Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....
  
  
  • Riverside Alternative High School is located at BCCY.
  • By 2005 the center gained a "family intervention room."
• Louis Jetson Center for Youth (JCY) - unincorporated East Baton Rouge Parish
  East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
  East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the most populous parish in the state...
  
  , near Baton Rouge
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
  
   and Baker
  Baker, Louisiana
  Baker is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,793 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Baker is located at...
  
  
  • Scenic Alternative High School is located at Jetson.
  • The Louisiana Legislature had ordered Jetson closed by June 30, 2009. Instead the center remained open, and after downsizing, it kept its name.
• A. L. Swanson, Sr. Center for Youth (SCY) - Monroe
  Monroe, Louisiana
  Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...
  
  
  • Southside Alternative High School is located at SCY.

The girls' institution is the Ware Youth Center in unincorporated Red River Parish

Red River Parish, Louisiana

Red River Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Coushatta. It was one of the newer parishes created in 1871 by the state legislature under Reconstruction...

, near Coushatta

Coushatta, Louisiana

Coushatta is a town in and the parish seat of rural Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the east bank of the Red River. The community is approximately forty-five miles south of Shreveport on U.S. Highway 71...

. The current facility opened in 2009.

External links

• Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice