Division of Youth Services oversees all aspects of Indiana Department of Correction juvenile care. We recognize that impacting the lives of troubled youth requires juvenile specific services.
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
JDAI is a values-based model for youth justice system improvement. It was developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in the early 1990s and was adopted as Indiana’s platform for system improvement in 2009. The model is grounded in eight core strategies, with Collaboration as its foundation. To operationalize this strategy, Indiana JDAI developed a governance structure that includes leadership by partner agencies and DOC-DYS was one of the first to join. As a partner agency, DOC-DYS administers the JDAI grants that are available to participating counties and promotes the goals of JDAI. Currently, there are 37 participating counties, home to 74% of Indiana’s youth population, aged 10-17. Comparing 2024 data to each county’s baseline year, JDAI has demonstrated:
- 74% reduction in admissions to secure detention
- 52% reduction in felony petitions filed
- 58% reduction in average daily population in secure detention
- 71% reduction in commitments to the DOC-DYS
This data reflects the commitment to public safety and saving of taxpayer funds that result from implementation of JDAI.
For further information, please contact Nancy Wever at nancy.wever@courts.in.gov or visit the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative on the Indiana Judicial Branch's website.
Juvenile Community Corrections Grants
The Community Corrections Division distributes funding assistance to local jurisdictions who have established community supervision programs or residential services for adult offenders that are re-integrating into the community who, otherwise, would be incarcerated in local jails or state prisons.
Juvenile Community Corrections centers can apply for this grant on an annual basis. The grant should go to programs that fall under at least one of the following:
- Prevention
Prevention
Proactive efforts including risk reduction and resiliency building approaches, focused on keeping youth from entering the juvenile justice system
- Diversion
Diversion
Efforts to redirect youth who have come into contact with the juvenile justice system away from formal court proceedings while holding the youth accountable for their actions
- Intervention
Intervention
Services or programs that emphasize the prevention or continued delinquent behavior for pre-adjudicated youth or efforts focused on helping post-adjudicated youth develop new skills to avoid criminal behavior; achieving restitution for victims; holding youth accountable for criminal behavior in a developmentally appropriate way; and addressing criminogenic needs
- Reentry & Transition Program
Reentry & Transition Program
Efforts that support the successful return home for who have been in out-of-home placement
Indiana Juvenile Detention: Out of County Placement Information Guide 2025
| Accepting Out of County Youth | Accepting Out of County Waiver/Direct File Youth | Contact Person for Approval of Placement | Contract Required | Pier Diem | True Bed Capacity | Will Provide Transportation & Cost | Intake Packet Required | Time Needed to Review & Accept | Age Limit | Services Given | Youth Separated from Gen. Pop | Virtual Access to Attorney | Type of Youth Not Accepted | Billing Info | Billing Contact |
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| Yes | Yes | Greg Peters | Yes | $150.00 | 116 | No | Yes | 2-3 Hours | 12 to 18 | Education, health, career exploration, music therapy, chess club, knitting, various spiritual groups | 3 days, during orientation period | Yes | Based on population and medical information | 2929 Well St Fort Wayne, IN 46808 | Wendy Kyler |
| Yes | Yes | Via Phone: (812) 379-1690 | No | $150.00 | 16 | No | No | Case by case basis | 12 to 21 | Education, health, counseling services | Youth Only Facility | Yes | Youth requiring high security level and suicidal youth | Invoices sent monthly | Anita Biehle |
| Yes | Yes | Jennifer Snawder | No | $175 no-waiver/direct file $225 waiver/direct file | 14 | No | Yes, billing contract included | 1.5 hours | 12 to 17 | Education, religious services, in person visitation, NA/AA, Group/individual therapy services, Pure education Initiative, Center for Women & Families Group, Health Boundaries and Relationships | No | Yes | Youth determined to be in need of acute mental health services. Youth removed from other facilities active and/or excessive aggression. Youth in need of extensive medical supervision | tkeith@clarkcounty.in.gov 609 Meigs Ave Jeffersonville, IN 47130 | Tracey Keith |
| Yes | Yes | Joshua Beshears | No | $175 detention beds $350 waived/direct file | 20 | No | Yes | Based on questionnaire responses | above the age of 12 | Education, medical/health services, etc.. | No | Yes | Youth with history or violence, major medical or mental health issues or suicidal behavior, removal from other facilities | Counties billed monthly | Beth Blair |
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| Yes | Yes | Captain McClain Lt. Jamison | No | $140.00 | 23 | No | Out of County Form | Case by case basis | 13 and above | School and various programs | No | No | Youth suffering from mental health difficulties Youth with a history of violence. Youth with serious medical needs | Invoices sent monthly | Jane Pflugh |
| Yes | Yes | M. Kathy Cates-Cullison Michelle Ege Tracey Malone Rosalie Prifogle | No | $147.00 | 28 | No | Yes | 17 | Education, daility programming, (MRT, LST, Equine, religion, nutrition, special diet, medical, fitness), video court, visitation, recreation, staff-lead activities | No | Yes | Youth must be able to complete personal hygiene. Average IQ above 65 | Invoices sent to placing agency | Melinda Green | |
| Yes | Yes | Kristi Bruther | No | $200.00 | 24 | No | No | 12 to 17 | Education, TBRI, Mental health services | No | Yes | Violent youth, youth removed from other facilities due to violence and threats | llamb@jdc.co.johnson.in.us | Leann Lamb | |
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| Yes | Yes | Daniel Draves Aiman Tadros | Yes | $225.00 | OOC: 10 | No | Yes | 72 Hours | 12 to 18 | General/Special education | No | Yes | Invoice submitted to stated Administrative Department upon release or referred agency | Daniel Draves Aiman Tadros | |
| Yes | Yes | Jeremy Cram Chris Waymire | Yes | $300.00 | 32 | No | Yes | 2-4 hours | 17 | Medical, education, recreation, religious, mentoring | No | Yes | Youth removed from another facility, youth with battery on detention staff, youth hospitalized for suicidal ideation in past 12 months, pregnant youth, youth with chronic uncontrolled medical conditions | jcram@madisoncounty.in.gov aremhel@madisoncounty.in.gov 3420 Mounds Rd Anderson, IN 46017 | Autumn Remhel Jeremy Cram |
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| Yes | No | Joshua Nichols Rian Kinser | Yes | $205.35 | 40 | No | No | N/A | 17 | Education, individual/group therapy, religious programming, in-person visitation, medical services | No | No | Waived/Direct file, mobility impaired | rian.kinser@yccstaff.org | Rian Kinser |
| Yes | No | Shift Supervisor (812) 462-3414 | Yes | $150.00 | 19 | Yes | Yes | Dependent on bed space | 12 to 17 | Education, Individual/group therapy | No | Yes | Waived/Direct file, Youth with Level 1 felonies or sexually maladaptive behavior | Invoice sent after youth release from facility | Shelly Boyed shelly.boyed@vigocounty.in.gov |
Juvenile Detention Centers
The IDOC is responsible for conducting annual inspections of juvenile detention centers for compliance with the Indiana Juvenile Detention Standards, pursuant to 201 IAC 9. In the State of Indiana there are currently seventeen youth detention centers. Compliance with 100% of the mandatory standards and at least 90% of the recommended standards is necessary to attain “Full Compliance” with the afore mentioned code.