McLaughlin Youth Center
About
McLaughlin Youth Center (MYC) is home to five separate units — two detention units and three specialized treatment units. MYC has a twenty-five-bed boys detention unit (BDU) and a twelve-bed girls detention unit (GDU). Youth are provided education groups focused on growth and learning.
The three treatment units are made up of the Secure Treatment Unit, Core Cognitive Restructuring Unit, and the Boys Treatment Unit (BTU). The twenty-bed Secure Treatment Unit (STX) serves male residents who have been adjudicated for, or have a history of, committing serious offenses in addition to other criminal behaviors/attitudes.
The Core Cognitive Restructuring (CCR) Unit has twenty beds, and serves males that have committed a sexual offense, or have sexual offending behavior in their history.
The Boys Treatment Unit is made up of sixteen beds for male youth who have a moderate to severe substance abuse history and criminogenic needs.
Visiting
The McLaughlin Youth Center is located at 2600 Providence Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508. Visiting is on Sundays and Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 P.M. for youth placed on STX, CCR, GDU, and BTU. BDU offers visiting from 5:45 to 7:15 P.M. Hours are subject to change without notice. Please contact the facility to verify.
Visiting Guidelines
- Visitors will be limited to two approved visitors per detention resident and three per treatment resident.
- An authorized adult with a valid ID must accompany visitors under the age of 18.
- Visitors are not authorized to bring in any items during visiting.
- Unauthorized items received during visiting will be considered contraband and confiscated.
- At no time should any notes, letters, or mail be passed to or from visitors.
Who May Visit
- Parents/legal guardians
- Siblings
- Guardians ad Litem
- Attorneys *
- Probation Officers
- Clergy *
- Any Unit Supervisor-approved party
* Allowed to visit at any reasonable time
Who May Not Visit
- Any individual who has been released from MYC in the last 60 days.
- Any visitor who has been found in violation of Visiting Guidelines.
- Persons on felony probation without the permission of both the Superintendent and their probation officers.
- Persons suspected to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
What to Expect During Visiting
- All visitors are subject to search by a metal detector.
- A state-issued photo ID must be presented when visiting.
- Personal items are prohibited. Purses, cell phones, and other personal items should be left in a car or secured in the lockers provided.
- Visitors and their children are expected to behave in an orderly and respectful manner. Should visiting become unruly, the visit can be canceled.
- Food and drinks must have prior approval before being brought to visiting.
Special Visits
To coordinate visits during special holidays, please contact the unit supervisor of the appropriate unit to discuss visitation arrangements.
Documents
Contacts
- Superintendent 2: 907-261-4318
- Superintendent 1: 907-261-4317
- Superintendent 1: 907-261-4509
- Core Cognitive Restructuring Unit Supervisor: 907-261-4336
- Core Cognitive Restructuring Staff Station: 907-261-4365
- Transitional Services Unit Supervisor: 907-261-4330
- Secure Treatment Unit Supervisor: 907-261-4541
- Secure Treatment Staff Station: 907-261-4368
- Boys Treatment Unit Supervisor: 907-261-4329
- Boys Treatment Unit Staff Station: 907-261-4364
- Boys Detention Unit Staff Station: 907-261-4369
- Boys Detention Unit Supervisor: 907-261-4333
- Girls Treatment Unit Staff Station: 907-261-4367
- Girls Detention Unit Supervisor: 907-261-4332
- Nursing: 907-261-4577
Careers
The Division of Juvenile Justice is often recruiting to fill open positions around the state. Job postings are listed on Workplace Alaska, the State of Alaska's official online recruitment and job application system. Anyone can use it to browse and apply for state jobs: