Overview

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections operates and maintains four secure care facilities for the custody, treatment, and education of committed juveniles. Each juvenile placed in a secure facility receives rehabilitative services, appropriate to the juvenile’s age, risk, needs, abilities, and committing offenses. This includes education, individual and group counseling, psychological services, health care, and recreation. In addition, treatment groups and specialized housing units focus on juveniles with histories of violence, substance abuse or sexual offenses.

A Unit Manager is the administrator for the housing unit, and each housing unit has a Program Supervisor, a Caseworker, and Youth Correctional Officers to monitor each youth treatment plan.

In addition, the Agency employs and contracts with health care professionals who manage and deliver direct services, including medical, dental and psychiatric services to committed youth. Each secure facility employs full-time medical staff that facilitates the provision of primary care medical services seven days a week.

The four safe schools/facilities are described below.

Adobe Mountain School (AMS)

AMS operates intake and secure care programming for male youth. AMS operates 11 treatment units, plus 1 unit for youth with special behavior problems. AMS primarily houses youth from Maricopa County. It is located on Pinnacle Peak Road, just west of I-17 freeway.

Black Canyon School (BCS)

BCS operates intake and secure care programming for all female youth. BCS is located just south of the Happy Valley Road exit, west of the I-17 freeway.

Catalina Mountain School (CMS)

CMS is a secure facility for male juveniles. CMS has 5 treatment units. CMS primarily houses youth from Pima County. It is located north of Tucson on Highway 89.

Southwest Regional Juvenile Corrections Complex (SWRJCC)

SWRJCC is composed of Eagle Point School (EPS).  EPS is a secure facility for males that has 6 housing units. EPS houses youth primarily from the southern and western counties.

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