Juvenile Center Rights

Resident Rights are located in student handbooks and in visiting and living areas.

1. Reasonable observance of cultural, ethnic, and religious practice.
2. Reasonable degree of privacy.
3. Participate in developing your treatment and case plan.
4. Positive and proactive adult guidance, support, and supervision.
5. Free from any abuse, neglect, inhumane treatment, and sexual exploitation.
6. Adequate medical care.
7. Sufficient and nutritious meals, clothing, and housing.
8. Live in clean and safe surroundings.
9. Receive a public education.
10. Reasonable communication and visitation as defined by the case plan.
11. Daily bathing/showering with products to maintain acceptable personal hygiene.
12. Access to protection and advocacy services.
13. Retain and use a reasonable amount of personal property.
14. Courteous and respectful treatment.
15. Freedom from bias and harassment regarding race, gender, age, disability, spirituality, and sexual orientation.
16. Be informed of and use the grievance procedure.
17. Free from restraint except for protection from danger to self or others.
18. Informed of the Zero Tolerance Policy for Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Harassment and Retaliation if you report any incidents.
19. Free medical and sexual advocacy services if you were sexually abused, sexually assaulted, sexually harassed, or retaliated in a confinement center.

April 2025