W.J. Maxey Boys Training School

Maxey Boys Training School was a juvenile corrections facility that served delinquent male youths ages 12–21 years old.

The facility has sixty beds and provided services to Michigan youth who require intensive or specialized rehabilitation treatment and a high level of security and structure.

[2] Individual and group services were supervised by clinical professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and certified social workers.

[1] Additional services provided by the facility included mental and physical health care, community reintegration, restorative justice, and spiritual development.

[1] Following visits by consultants in the fields of juvenile justice management, medical and mental health care, fire safety protection, and education in March and April 2003, the US Department of Justice concluded on April 19, 2004, that "certain conditions at Maxey violate the constitutional and/or statutory rights of juveniles confined at the facility."