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The Division of Youth Corrections provides care, treatment, and rehabilitation services to youth adjudicated by the courts of Guam. Status offenders (non-criminal offenders) are place in a non-secure correctional facility referred to as Cottage Homes. Non-status offenders (criminal offenders) are placed in a secure correctional facility referred to as the Youth Correctional Facility.
DYA Correctional Programs & Services
- Intake Process
- Step Plan Program
- Client Vocational Training Program
- Client Activities Program
- Education (Liheng Famagu’on)
- Medical
- Spiritual
- Culinary
Health and Medical
Proper health care is a given right to all clients. In addition to health and medical needs, the department has established a partnership with the University of Guam to have nursing students conduct health assessments and educate clients in this area and at the same time, meeting their practicum requirements.
Spiritual
Clients are given he opportunity to have the freedom of religious rights, which include appropriate literature.
Education
Through the Guam Public School Systems, Division of Special Education, six certified teachers provide an educational program at DYA for clients who are confined or court ordered to attend. The DYA School also known as “Liheng Famagu’on” provides classroom instruction at the Youth Correctional Facility in Mangilao and at Cottage Homes in Talofofo. Educational instruction is based on the GPSS curriculum, and is a multi-level, multi-grade, and multi-age classroom, which is needed to meet the educational needs of each student confined at the Department of Youth Affairs.
These six teachers are:
Ms. June Taitano, Program Coordinator
Ms. Phyllis M. Hunter
Ms. Maureen Murphy
Ms. Elizabeth Reyes
Ms. Elvira M. Rosario
Ms. Anthony J. Santos
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