Youth detention center

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In the US criminal justice system, a youth detention center (YDC) may also be referred to as a juvenile detention center (JDC), juvenile detention, juvenile jail, juvenile hall, observation home and a remand home. Colloquially it is often referred to as "juvie". A YDC or JDC is a prison or a secure residential facility for youth offenders under the age of 18, also legally referred to as minors or under the age of majority. Juvenile offenders are tried in juvenile court, which is a separate system for youth offenders. After arrest as well as depending upon many factors, such as the frequency and nature of their crimes, juveniles either await trial or placement in a long-term care program, with the goal of rehabilitation. Some juveniles are released directly back into the community and must undergo community-based rehabilitative programs. Those offenders who are determined by the court to pose a greater threat to society and to themselves are sentenced to a full-time, supervised juvenile...

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