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DESCRIPTIONS
The Bureau of Juvenile Justice (BJJ) residential programs differ consid-
erably in size, structure, approach and degree of dependency on com-
munity services. A brief explanation, location and types of services
offered by each center is as follows:
OUTSTATE
RESIDENTIAL
PROGRAMS
Adrian Training
Adrian Training School (Adrian) is a medium secure, residential treat-
School
ment center serving females ranging in age from 12-21.
This facility provides a group treatment and an individual counseling
program that meets the special needs female population.
Treatment programs include:
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Specialized sex offender treatment.
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Gender responsive treatment programming.
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Mental health services.
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Family work.
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A balanced and restorative justice initiative.
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Music therapy.
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Art therapy.
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Special education instruction.
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Medical, dental and religious services.
Bay Pines Center
Bay Pines Center (Escanaba) serves a dual role in providing both a
regional detention service and a regional training school service for the
15 counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This 32 bed facility incorpo-
rates two programs:
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Bay Pines detention center is a high security, 16 bed facility for
both males and females.
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Bay Pines training school program offers a medium security
treatment program for 16 P.A. 150 state wards. The treatment pro-
gram utilizes special education instruction, family work, substance
abuse, medical, dental psychological and religious services.
Nokomis
Nokomis Challenge Center (Prudenville) has programs for two security
Challenge Center
levels, 20 beds open medium secure and 20 beds closed medium
secure. Nokomis serves 40 males ages 12-20 with a length of stay for
open medium averaging six months and closed medium twelve months.
Each of these security levels has ten beds that are specified for sub-
stance abuse treatment. The youth may be a direct court referral or a
P.A,. 150 with a felony or misdemeanor adjudication. Admission criteria
is based on the risk assessment for security level.
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The open medium program includes a wilderness component that
involves a camping trip for five days every month. These trips may be
hiking, canoeing, rock climbing or cross country skiing. All groups are
involved in experiential activities on-grounds such as a high ropes
course and zip-line.
Programming includes daily academic classes that will transfer as cred-
its back to the community high schools. If a youth is sixteen or older,
and it is determined to be appropriate, he may earn a GED while at
Nokomis. Social skills classes, job readiness and physical fitness are
part of the curriculum. Substance abuse education supports the group
work on family and personal addiction issues.
The level system requires each youth to meet program expectations,
earn passing grades in school and complete treatment tasks. The treat-
ment tasks involve working on the issues that resulted in their place-
ment and how their behavior has impacted their families, the victims
and themselves. The model of balanced and restorative justice, making
amends, is emphasized in all areas of the program. Community service
is a regularly scheduled activity in which the youth have an opportunity
to give back and make positive connections.
Daily treatment groups provide a safe environment in which thinking
errors can be confronted and alternative attitudes explored. Issues of
abuse, self-defeating lifestyle choices, relationships and family dynam-
ics are also addressed. The substance abuse groups deal with addic-
tion issues and teach coping skills to handle stress without using drugs
and alcohol. A community alcoholic anonymous (AA) group meets on
campus once a week and the young men are involved.
Family Work is an important part of the treatment. Developing improved
communication and respect between family members is essential if the
youth is returning home. When there is no family involvement the focus
is on developing alternate release plans with appropriate support and
supervision.
Shawono Center
Shawono Center (Grayling) serves a dual role in providing both a
regional detention service and a regional training school program ser-
vice for the northern portion of the lower peninsula. The Shawono Cen-
ter detention service is a high security, 12 bed facility for both males
and females who have been ordered into the facility through their
county probate or adult court. The Shawono Center training school pro-
gram is a medium secure facility for 20 adjudicated, delinquent and
committed Act 150 male state wards. The treatment approach utilizes a
group modality with a cognitive-behavior emphasis.
W. J. Maxey
W. J. Maxey Training School (Whitmore Lake) a residential treatment
Training School
facility for delinquent male youth, 12 to 21 years of age.
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Woodland Center Max-flex (high security level) with specialized treatment for youth. Spe-
cialized treatment includes sex offender, substance abuse, severe emo-
tional and developmental disabilities, significant mental health issues
and serious or chronic violent offenders. Treatment services include:
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Intensive group treatment.
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Individual and family counseling.
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Psychiatric and psychological evaluation and treatment.
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Complete medical and dental services.
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Recreation programming.
An on-grounds school provides accredited instruction for regular, spe-
cialized vocational education. The facility is new and highly technical
with video surveillance, youth and staff location monitoring (TSI), elec-
tronic locking systems and security enhancing architectural design.
Community
Four Community Justice Centers (CJC) serve as low security structured
Justice Centers
reintegration programs to assist wards released from a training school
program to readjust to community life in a gradual manner. Each CJC is
a facility for 10 to 12 wards staffed with a director, house manager, and
youth specialists to provide counseling and guidance.
Wards are expected to attend school and/or work. Specialized services
such as mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, medi-
cal/dental services are provided by community resources. Referrals and
assignments are made through the Juvenile Justice Assignment Unit.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
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