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The Youth Services Center was designed to support a justice system with accommodations for youth "... in the least
restrictive appropriate environments based on the nature of their acts." The Northern Cheyenne Tribe's mission statement for
the facility is "To preserve and strengthen our community through a youth services center that will protect, teach, rehabilitate
and integrate our youth back into the community while holding them accountable for their actions."
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe's desire to integrate an array of services under one roof was the major operational
influence for this project. The new facility provides 36 beds in five separate living units, an alternative school including assessment
capability, one of the Reservation's "satellite" probation/hearing facilities, program functions, and spaces for health, dining,
recreation, and administrative offices. Separate entrances for the public and staff, supplies, and a discrete detainee entrance and
processing component are integral to the operational planning concept.
Cultural aspects of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe are expressed in the operation and design of the Youth Services Center.
Design concepts include space planning to promote traditional inter-relationships and attitudes between residents and staff, and enhancing
the visual appeal of the structure by the use of indigenous materials and colors.
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