Charles Smith
Director, Correctional Services
(334) 321-0230

East Alabama Regional Detention

A maximum-security detention facility located on Main Campus-LCYDC with a capacity to serve 32 juveniles. The average age is 14 and the average length of stay is four weeks. Referrals accepted from DYS and Juvenile Court in 12 counties. Provides locked security, support, and limited psychological assessments for juvenile offenders awaiting final adjudication and placement.

S.T.A.R.S. Facility:

S.T.A.R.S.:(Structure, Treatment, Awareness, Redirection, and Support) is an acronym for the facility housing several programs meeting the needs of at-risk females.

Voyages I:

Voyages I is located in the S.T.A.R.S. Facility and is a 42 to 90-day program that provides behavior modification services to at risk adolescent girls 12 to 18 committed to the Department of Youth Services in a highly structured and supervised residential setting located on the LCYDC Main Campus. Residents must complete tasks on six separate levels before graduating from the program.

Voyages II:

Voyages II is located within the S.T.A.R.S. Facility and is a 90-day program that provides treatment-based services to girls referred by Department of Youth Services. Voyages II is both client and family focused with much attention paid to intrinsic change and growth as well as improved behavior responses. Bed space is available for up to 8 female residents.

B.E.A.M.S.

BEAMS: (Behavior, Education, Attitude, Motivation, and Success) program is a 90-day program located in the S.T.A.R.S. Facility and is designed to help residents develop skills to manage their behavior once they return home and to learn effective coping skills in safe, appropriate, socially acceptable ways. The program’s fundamental structure forms around a “strength oriented, community-based, family inclusive, and child centered” philosophy. Referrals are accepted through the Alabama Department of Youth Services. Bed space is available for up to 8 female residents.

Maintenance/Security:

The facilities, grounds, equipment and auto fleet owned by the agency require continual attention, repair and maintenance. The agency’s Maintenance Department strives to assist department heads and direct-care staff in establishing and maintaining environments that are inviting and safe for children, families and employees.

The agency’s Security Department works to ensure year-round safety on the agency’s main campus during late night and early morning hours.