The Barbara Allen-Hagen Award was established in 2007 to honor Barbara Allen-Hagen and her retirement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Her dedication to improving the quality of life in facilities for young offenders has helped drive PbS to its current success. The award is given to a correction, detention/assessment and community program who best exemplify PbS’ commitment to treating all youths as one of our own by developing and implementing strategic plans to change practices that results in positive outcomes for youths, staff and families.
Applications are currently open for the 2020 award. PbS participants must be signed in to complete the application survey.
2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award Winners
Correction: Green Hill School, Chehalis, WA
Green Hill School, Chehalis, WA, was selected for reducing the use of room confinement and the eventual closure of the facility’s segregation unit.
Detention/Assessment: Stevenson House Detention Center, Milford, DE
Stevenson House Detention Center, Milford, DE, was selected for effectively reducing confinement by modifying the behavior management system.
Community Residential: Luther Hall, Fargo, ND
Luther Hall, Fargo, ND, was selected for improving youths’ understanding of the rules and perceptions of fairness and safety in their program.
Previous Winners
2018
Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex- West Female, Topeka, KS (video)
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, Sacramento, CA (video)
White's Residential and Family Services, Wabash, IN (video)
2017
Ferris School, Wilmington, DE (video)
Nampa Observation and Assessment Center, Nampa, ID (video)
Grace Cottage, Wilmington, DE (video)
2016
Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center, Tecumseh, OK (video)
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center, Covington, LA (video)
Luther Hall, Fargo, ND (video)
2015
Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility, Highland Hills, OH (video)
Muskegon River Youth Center, Ladoga, IN (video)
South Hadley Girls Treatment Program, South Hadley, MA (video)
2014
Worcester Secure Treatment, Westborough, MA
Youth Opportunity Center, Muncie, IN
Ruth Meiers Adolescent Treatment Center, Grand Forks, ND
2013
Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, Pendleton, IN
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, Sacramento, CA
Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village, Vincennes, IN
2012
Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility, Highland Hills, OH
Weber Valley Detention Center, Roy, UT
2011
Camp Summit Juvenile Boot Camp, Laporte, IN
Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility, Sacramento, CA
North Dakota YAC, Mandan, ND
2010
Loysville Youth Development Center, Loysville, PA
New Haven Juvenile Detention Center, New Haven, CT
Coastal Evaluation Center, Columbia, SC
2009
New Castle Youth Development Center, Secure
Treatment Program, New Castle, PA
Long Creek Detention Center, South Portland, ME
2008
Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility, Larned, KS
Midlands Evaluation Center, Columbia, SC
2007
Youth Challenge Center, Custer, SD
Bethel Youth Detention Facility, Bethel, AK
Mountain View Youth Development Center, Charleston, ME