The Executive Organization Act of 1971 created the Department of Social Rehabilitation and Control.
The YDCs are state-oriented correctional facilities that provide educational and vocational courses to youth.
A youth who is of age 10 or older may be committed to a YDC for a minimum of a six-month stay.
[1] The detention centers are regional correctional facilities that temporarily house juveniles before they receive final placement or before they go to trial.
[1] The juvenile section has the following juvenile long-term commitment facilities, called "youth development centers":[4] Girls were previously housed at the Samarkand Youth Development Center (YDC) near Eagle Springs.