Mississippi Department of Human Services

Mississippi Department of Human Services

The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) is a state agency of Mississippi, headquartered in Jackson.[1] The department operates the state's family services.

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Division of Youth Services

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) operates juvenile correctional facilities.[2] One, Oakley Training School, is open, while Columbia Training School has been closed. The two training schools are 125 miles (201 km) apart from one another.[3]

As of 2003 the majority of children committed to the training schools were non-violent offenders.[4] Originally a judge could order child to attend a training school for minor offenses up to and including felony charges. On July 1, 2010, new legislation states that only a child who commits a felony or a child who commits three or more misdemeanors could be sentenced to go to a training school. Male juveniles who engage in serious or repeat behaviors and are certified as adults may be asked to go to the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, a privately-operated facility of the Mississippi Department of Corrections in Walnut Grove, Mississippi.[5] David M. Halfbinger of The New York Times said in 2003 that the MDHS juvenile correctional facilities "look more like rural community colleges -- low-slung, cinder-block buildings scattered across sun-baked meadows, ringed by chain-link fencing -- than the prisons they effectively are."[6]

Oakley Training School

Main article: Oakley Training School

The Oakley Training School (OTS) is located in Oakley in unincorporated Hinds County.[7] Oakley has a capacity of 150 students.[8] Oakley Training School, also known as the Mississippi Youth Correctional Complex (MYCC), is located on a 1,068-acre (432 ha) plot of land surrounded by agricultural fields; the State of Mississippi states that the complex is about a 30 minute commute from Jackson.[4]

Columbia Training School

MDHS owns the Columbia Training School, located in unincorporated Marion County, near Columbia,[9][10] in southern Mississippi.[6] The state estimates that Columbia is a two and one half hour commute from the school to Gulfport.[11] Columbia is located between Hattiesburg and McComb.[6] The Columbia Training School is located on over 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land. The unfenced complex is surrounded by farmland.[11] Grantier Architecture designed a 10,000 square feet (930 m2) addition and renovation of the school.[12]

On Wednesday June 11, 2008, the final 11 girls at the facility were transferred to Oakley.[13] The state had paroled the other 26 remaining girls into community-based programs.[14] On June 30, 2008 the Columbia campus was closed.[15] The state closed Columbia because of a desire to save money and concerns about the operation of the facility.[16] When Columbia was open, Oakley took boys ages 15–18, while Columbia took boys 10-14 and girls 10-18.[17] Before desegregation, Columbia housed White children of both sexes; the desegregation plan around the 1970s required Columbia to house girls of all races and boys under 15 years of age of all races.[3] Officials stated that they would like for Columbia to be transformed into a drug treatment center.[13]

References

  1. ^ "MDHS Home." Mississippi Department of Human Services. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "750 North State Street | Jackson, MS 39202."
  2. ^ "Division of Youth Services." Mississippi Department of Human Services. Retrieved on July 1, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "426 F. 2d 269 - Montgomery v. Oakley Training School." United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 6, 1970. Retrieved on August 9, 2010. "There are two juvenile reform schools in Mississippi: Oakley Training School, which was all-black and Columbia Training School, which was all-white. Both schools accommodated both boys and girls. The two schools are 125 miles apart. Children are assigned to the schools by the state's juvenile judges."
  4. ^ a b "CRIPA Investigation of Oakley and Columbia Training Schools in Raymond and Columbia, Mississippi." United States Department of Justice. June 19, 2003. 2 (2/48). Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "MDHS ANNOUNCES REDUCTION IN FORCE FOR OAKLEY TRAINING SCHOOL." Mississippi Department of Human Services. June 16, 2010. Retrieved on July 25, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Halbfinger, David M. "Care of Juvenile Offenders In Mississippi Is Faulted." The New York Times. September 1, 2003. 1. Retrieved on August 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Division of Youth Services." Mississippi Department of Human Services. Retrieved on July 1, 2010. "2375 Oakley Road | Raymond, MS 39154."
  8. ^ "Institutional Programs and Services." Mississippi Department of Human Services. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Columbia city, Mississippi." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  10. ^ "Public Appearance Calendar Governor Ronnie Musgrove For the Week of December 31, 2001." Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on July 21, 2010. "Columbia Training School 1730 Highway 44 Columbia, MS."
  11. ^ a b "CRIPA Investigation of Oakley and Columbia Training Schools in Raymond and Columbia, Mississippi." United States Department of Justice. June 19, 2003. 3-4 (3-4/48). Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  12. ^ "Columbia Training School." Grantier Architecture. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Last Eleven Girls Removed from Columbia Training School." Mississippi Department of Human Services at WJTV. June 11, 2008. Updated on January 15, 2009. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
  14. ^ Beattie, Lauren. "Columbia Training School Removes Last Girls." jackson Free Press. June 18, 2008. Retrieved on September 27. 2011.
  15. ^ "Last Eleven Girls Removed from Columbia Training School." WJTV. June 11, 2008. Updated on January 14, 2009. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  16. ^ "Juvenile Detention." Associated Press at WJTV. March 3, 2008. Updated on January 14, 2009. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.
  17. ^ "Institutional Programs and Services." Mississippi Department of Human Services. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.

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