State safety chief sees 'effective implementation of marijuana law Dec 31, 2008
DYS and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services are in the process of designing a drug awareness program to comply with Question 2 to the best of their ability, according to the guidelines. Information concerning these plans will be available in the coming weeks. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
13-year-old boy accused in killing of brother Dec 20, 2008
Then, DYS would have to ask the court to keep them in custody each year until age 21, when they would be released. Because of their age, they cannot be tried as adults for murder, but O'Keefe said the crime should spur lawmakers to revise the state's juvenile offender law, which sets the minimum age for trial for murder at 14. (Boston Globe)
Teen's body is found burned Dec 18, 2008
Green did not know why Mendes had been put into DYS custody, but he said they formed a strong bond that survived after Mendes ended his DYS ties and Green left for a new job. Once, Green said, he borrowed a white T-shirt from Mendes, so yesterday he stuck a brand new, white T-shirt on a tree in the woods while a woman he was with tossed flowers into the hole. (Boston Globe)
Marijuana decriminalization presenting logistical hurdles Dec 3, 2008
But Williams called DYS, which deals largely with incarceration, the wrong agency to handle that task. To shift the education responsibility to another agency, the law would have to be changed. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Brother says his gun used in boy's death Oct 15, 2008
McConnico has been held at a DYS detention center since his brother's shooting. Sack quoted one of McConnico's social workers as saying that "Jayquan is one of those kids who is not only salvageable, but could really be a success.". (Boston Globe)
Man jumps from roof to escape police Oct 11, 2008
A published news report states Thomas is in custody of DYS for the alleged probation violation. Flaherty will be arraigned in Quincy District Court to answer the obstruction of justice charge at a later date. (Weymouth News, MA)
Justice by the numbers Jun 1, 2008
DYS and law enforcement officials are analyzing existing state data to develop a risk assessment tool that judges can use to guide decisions about detaining juveniles. State officials looked at versions of the tool that are being used in Chicago and Virginia. (Boston Globe)
Mother, teen son indicted in killing Apr 1, 2008
McConnico has been in DYS custody since Liquarry's death. "To get the truth is a much more tedious and difficult, long, lengthy process," Conley said. (Boston Globe)
Thai investigators work to identify plane crash victims Mar 27, 2008
c24000 + ex benefits + 25 dys hols. orchard suits. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Shot at DYS is undeserved Mar 17, 2008
As one who has years of experience with DYS, I take exception to Miller's March 7 letter, "". Miller wrote that "managerialism has become the prevailing ideology of DYS." If "managerialism" at DYS means holding DYS youth to MCAS standards; providing kids with quality mental health services through licensed clinical staff; emphasizing substance abuse prevention and treatment; being the first state juvenile justice agency to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act; implementing detention reform;... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Ombudsman sought for youths in custody Mar 3, 2008
Advocates cite DYS abuse cases ... In the current system, legal representation ends when the youths are sentenced to the care of DYS. ... In response to two suicides, in December 2003 and February 2004, DYS implemented a $2. (Boston Globe)
Council disappointed with hospital delays Feb 29, 2008
"I know the board members are trying their best, but the whole process puts the 'dys' in 'dysfunctional,'" said Mayor Sandy Kirkindall. The next meeting is set for March 20, but Council President Steve Haraway has concerns it may not happen then either. (Madison County Record, AL)
Shopping For A Ghana Christmas: Matters Arising Dec 3, 2007
They with a few dys to go, panic sets in and they start running around flailing like headless chickens and trying to do a thousand things at once in preparation for the trip, causing severe haemorraging in their bank accounts. And even making for Ghana International Airways rather generous 46 kg weight limit, many travellers manage to exceed this and turn up at Londons Gatwick Airport hauling really obese pieces of luggage that clearly weigh far in excess of their alloowance. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Witness intimidation ruling upheld Nov 16, 2007
Davis declined to say what led Jones to be in DYS custody. Jones had transferred to Madison Park from another city school about two weeks ago, school officials said yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Values Voters Cautious on Third Party Possibility Oct 23, 2007
Jeremy Dys, a Christian activist from West Virginia, expressed optimism. "If you are the social values candidate, you need to prove that," he told Cybercast News Service. (Newsmax)
Vicious attacks by girl cliques seen increasing Sep 4, 2007
The program will try to link counselors, public health workers, and mental health specialists to determine what services the girls need as they leave DYS.. "The root cause of this is usually stress or mental anguish, and we're thinking if we can help along those lines it would help extinguish some of these issues that lead to this more violent outbreak," Carter said. (Boston Globe)
Crime consumed a family, and an 8-year-old is lost Aug 5, 2007
Failure in these crime-prone families is rampant, often in the form of teen pregnancies, drug abuse, and violent deaths, fueling a widely held public belief that such families are too dysfunctional to save ... The idea was "let's find a way to spend money so that family members don't all have to go to DYS and graduate into the adult system," said Claudia Dunne, clinical director of the network. (Boston Globe)
A bloody dozen years and an arrest Jul 20, 2007
He was later arrested, but escaped from a DYS facility while awaiting trial. He was still listed as an escapee when he got into a fight with Larry Andrade , who was not related to the gunrunner, but was Bobby Mendes's cousin. (Boston Globe -- Local)
DYS program must be saved Jul 2, 2007
Marilyn Anderson Chase, assistant secretary of health and human services, the agency that oversees DYS, claims that a plan involving the YMCA and other programs would "retain the best elements" of Homeward Bound. This is not possible. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Lauded DYS program a victim of budget cuts Jun 28, 2007
But officials at DYS, which has funded Homeward Bound since 1970, said they had little choice ... Edward J. Dolan, DYS deputy commissioner, said officials were also concerned that the program mixed young people who committed petty crimes with more serious offenders, who were a bad influence ... Some are in DYS custody for serious offenses such as armed robbery and drug dealing. (Boston Globe)
Brother of victim held after shooting Jun 28, 2007
Elaine Gadson, McConnico's grandmother, said yesterday that her family members, who lied to police in the early hours of the investigation by blaming armed intruders for the boy's death, had received promises from police and DYS that McConnico would not be taken into custody until after Liquarry's funeral, if at all ... Jennifer Kritz -- a spokeswoman for the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services, which oversees both the Department of Social Services and the Department of Youth... (Boston Globe)
D&G takes leather-clad step backwards Jun 27, 2007
Dys stays true to the Dolce na ethos, but whereas sometimes this means emphasising red carpet elegance, yesterday it meant bringing out the label's occasional dips into something more garish. There was something of the David Beckham to the collection in its look of unknowing campness, with the bleach-stained jeans, the superfluous zips and studs, and combat trousers that were just a little bit too tight. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Eagles' Adams dies May 17, 2007
- Serving York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties. Thursday, May 17, 2007. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Halifax gay community urged to take caution after 2 homicides May 14, 2007
Police are looking for Brewster's car, a black four-door Honda Civic, licence plate DYS 031. Halifax police are asking anyone who saw the car to contact them or Crime Stoppers. (CBC.ca)
Warning issued to gays May 13, 2007
The black two-door car has a Nova Scotia licence plate DYS 031 and a rainbow-striped teddy bear decal on the back left side, just above the tail light. (Contributed). (ChronicleHerald.ca)
Winning ticket sold in N.H. Apr 30, 2007
TAUNTON DYS disturbance spurs arrest A youth was arrested after State Police responded to a disturbance call at the Taunton State Hospital Department of Youth Services' detention facility. About 7:30 p.m. Saturday, police were called to the facility, where 20 to 25 detainees were causing a disturbance. (Boston Globe)
