Dennis Weston worked in Juneau from 2005 through 2012 before moving to Anchorage’s McLaughlin Youth Center.
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Floyd Dryden Middle School students in custody after alleged shooting threat
Juneau police received a report Wednesday night from someone who overheard two students at Floyd Dryden Middle School talking about bringing a gun to school and shooting people.
Young offenders learn life skills during weeklong camp
During a weeklong program, several teenage residents of a Juneau youth facility worked on life skills, such as creating resumés and establishing good credit. The annual Transition Camp presented a series of speakers and workshops last week aimed at easing the return home for the young men at Johnson Youth Center.
Troopers: Youth detainee faces assault charges after chair attack
Johnson Youth Center Superintendent Jess Lujan says the employee who was assaulted is doing well, but is off work. The 17-year-old in the incident, who is from Juneau, is still in the youth center’s custody.
Juneau Juvenile Justice staff workload up since Ketchikan closure
The chief probation officer for Southeast Alaska says the biggest challenge since Ketchikan’s youth detention center closed has been getting the kids to Juneau. At times, there have been more kids than rooms and a staffing shortage.
State says Ketchikan transfers won’t overburden Johnson Youth Center
As of Monday, the Ketchikan Youth Facility slated for closure had seven kids in it and the Johnson Youth Center had four.