Colorado Division of Youth Services


The Colorado Division of Youth Services is a division of the Colorado Department of Human Services and is based in Denver. The division supervises and cares for youth the district courts commit to its custody. It operates 15 detention or residential facilities for youth aged 10 to 21. The division also manages juvenile parole in Colorado.

Facilities

Colorado DYS operates 15 facilities across the state, known as youth services centers. These facilities operate at one of three different classifications: Secure Detention for youth detained/awaiting adjudication, Secure Treatment for sentenced/committed youth, and Multi-Purpose, accommodating both detained and committed youth.
  • Campus at Lookout Mountain
  • *Aspire Youth Services Center
  • *Clear Creek Youth Services Center
  • *Golden Peak Youth Services Center
  • *Summit Youth Services Center
  • Campus at Mount View
  • *Betty K. Marler Youth Services Center
  • *Phoenix Youth Services Center
  • *Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center
  • *Spring Creek Youth Services Center
  • Grand Mesa Youth Services Center
  • Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center
  • Phillip B. Gilliam Youth Services Center
  • Platte Valley Youth Services Center
  • Prairie Vista Youth Services Center
  • Pueblo Youth Services Center
  • Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center