The Missouri Division of Youth Services (DYS) is a state agency of Missouri that operates juvenile correctional facilities.
A division of the Missouri Department of Social Services, DYS has its headquarters in Jefferson City.
Circa the 1970s Missouri began shifting its juvenile corrections into a system that emphasizes smaller secure centers and with less emphasis on punishment.
By 2006 many states were trying to copy Missouri's system.
[1] DYS facilities include:[2] Girls' centers: