South Carolina DJJ – John G. Richards Youth Detention Center

John G. Richards specializes in providing substance abuse treatment services to 12 to 18 year-old male juveniles with alcohol and other drug abuse problems. These services are designed to assist juveniles in abstaining from using alcohol and other drugs and in becoming productive members of their communities when the Juvenile Parole Board releases them. John G. Richards is also home to a Communities in Schools (CIS) program, which provides specialized education services and is the nation's first in a juvenile correctional setting. A Special Management Unit is a place to separate juveniles who have significant behavioral management issues from the general population. John G. Richards opened in 1966.

Each campus provides:

• • • education services through an independent school district
    • psychological and social work services by licensed clinical staff
    • medical, dental and mental health services by licensed practitioners
    • psychiatric services by contracted licensed practitioners
    • custodial care by certified correctional staff
    • recreational activities by trained staff
    • religious services by certified clinical chaplains