DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Department of Juvenile Services
State Department of Education, Maryland Training School for Boys, 1922-43
State Department of Education, Maryland Industrial Training School for Girls, 1922-43
State Department of Education, Maryland Training School for Colored Girls, 1931-43
State Department of Education, Cheltenham School for Boys, 1937-43
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, 1943-66
[photo, One Center Plaza, 120 West Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland] State Department of Juvenile Services, 1966-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, 1969-87
Juvenile Services Agency, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, 1989-95
Department of Juvenile Justice, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, 2003-

Former site of Department of Juvenile Services, One Center Plaza, 120 West Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School
House of Refuge, 1850-1910
Maryland School for Boys, 1910-18
Maryland Training School for Boys, 1918-22
State Department of Education, Maryland Training School for Boys, 1922-43
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Maryland Training School for Boys, 1943-66
State Department of Juvenile Services, Maryland Training School for Boys, 1967-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Maryland Training School for Boys, 1969-85
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 1985-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Administrative & Program Services Division, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 1992-93
Department of Juvenile Services, Administrative & Program Services Division, Program Monitoring, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 1993-95
Department of Juvenile Justice, Administrative & Program Services Division, Program Monitoring, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Administrative & Program Services Division, Program Monitoring, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Programs, Residential Services, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 2004-05
Department of Juvenile Services, Operations, Residential Services, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 2005-09
Department of Juvenile Services, Operations, Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, 2009-

Montrose School
Maryland Industrial School for Girls, 1866-80
Female House of Refuge, 1880-1910
Maryland Industrial School for Girls, 1910-18
Maryland Industrial Training School for Girls, 1918-22
State Department of Education, Montrose School for Girls, 1922-43
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Montrose School for Girls, 1943-67
State Department of Juvenile Services, Montrose School for Girls, 1967-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Montrose School for Girls, 1969-73
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Montrose School, 1973-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Montrose School, 1987-88
[Montrose School closed in 1988.]

Cheltenham Youth Facility
House of Reformation & Instruction for Colored Children, 1870-1937
State Department of Education, Cheltenham School for Boys, 1937-43
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Cheltenham School for Boys, 1943-49
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Boys' Village of Maryland, 1949-67
State Department of Juvenile Services, Boys' Village of Maryland, 1967-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Boys' Village of Maryland, 1969-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Boys' Village of Maryland, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, Boys' Village of Maryland, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, Cheltenham Youth Facility, 1992-94
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Cheltenham Youth Facility, 1994
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Cheltenham Youth Facility, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Cheltenham Youth Facility, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services, Cheltenham Youth Facility, 2004-09
Department of Juvenile Services, Operations, Cheltenham Youth Facility, 2009-

Barrett School for Girls
Industrial Home for Colored Girls, 1882-1931
State Department of Education, Maryland Training School for Colored Girls, 1931-43
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Maryland Training School for Colored Girls, 1943-49
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Barrett School for Girls, 1949-62
[Barrett School for Girls merged with Montrose School for Girls in 1962.]

[photo, Victor Cullen Center, Sabillasville, Maryland]





Victor Cullen Center, Sabillasville, Maryland, July 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Victor Cullen Center
State Sanatorium for tuberculosis patients, 1908-49
Department of Health, Victor Cullen State Hospital, 1949-65
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Victor Cullen School, 1965-67
State Department of Juvenile Services, Victor Cullen School, 1967-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Victor Cullen School, 1969-74
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Mental Retardation Administration, Victor Cullen Center, 1974-82
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Administration, Victor Cullen Center, 1982-85
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Developmental Disabilities Administration, Victor Cullen Center, 1985-91
Department of Juvenile Services, Administrative & Program Services Division, Victor Cullen Academy, 1992-93
Department of Juvenile Services, Administrative & Program Services Division, Program Monitoring, Victor Cullen Academy, 1993-95
Department of Juvenile Justice, Administrative & Program Services Division, Program Monitoring, Victor Cullen Academy 1995-2000
Department of Juvenile Justice, Restorative Justice Operations, Victor Cullen Center, 2000-02
[closed April 2002 to July 2007]
Department of Juvenile Services, Operations, Residential Services, Detention & Residential Operations, Victor Cullen Center, 2007-09
Department of Juvenile Services, Operations, Victor Cullen Center, 2009-

Detention & Residential Operations
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Boys' Forestry Camps, 1955-67
State Department of Juvenile Services, Boys' Forestry Camps, 1967-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Boys' Forestry Camps, 1969-77
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Youth Centers, 1977-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Youth Centers, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Youth Centers, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, Youth Centers, 1992-95
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, Youth Centers, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, Youth Centers, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Programs, Residential Services, Committed Programs, Youth Centers, 2004-05
Department of Juvenile Services, Operations, Residential Services, Detention & Residential Operations, 2005-

Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Southern Maryland Children's Center, 1962-63
State Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Child Welfare, Division of Institutions, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1963-67
State Department of Juvenile Services, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1967-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1969-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1992-94
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1994
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services, Thomas J. S. Waxter Children's Center, 2004-

Patterson House (Group Home for Girls)
State Department of Juvenile Services, Patterson House, 1968-69
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Patterson House, 1969-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Patterson House, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Residential Programs, Patterson House, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, Patterson House, 1992
[Patterson House closed in 1992.]

Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 1970-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 1987-1989
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 1992-94
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 1994
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 2003-06
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services, Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center, 2006

William Donald Schaefer House (Group Home for Boys)
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Group Home for Boys, 1972-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Group Home for Boys, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Residential Programs, Group Home for Boys, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, William Donald Schaefer House, 1992-95
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, William Donald Schaefer House, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, William Donald Schaefer House, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services, William Donald Schaefer House, 2004-

Maryland Youth Residence Center
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, Maryland Youth Residence Center, 1972-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, Maryland Youth Residence Center, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Residential Programs, Maryland Youth Residence Center, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, Maryland Youth Residence Center, 1992-95
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, Maryland Youth Residence Center, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Committed Programs, Maryland Youth Residence Center, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services, Maryland Youth Residence Center, 2004-07

J. DeWeese Carter Center
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services Administration, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 1982-87
Juvenile Services Agency, Institution & Detention Services Division, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities & Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Facilities, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 1992-94
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 1994
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, Detention Programs, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services, J. DeWeese Carter Center, 2004-

Residential Services
Department of Juvenile Services, Institution and Detention Services Division, 1987-89
Department of Juvenile Services, Facilities and Residential Services Division, 1989-92
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, 1992-95
Department of Juvenile Justice, Residential Services Division, 1995-2003
Department of Juvenile Services, Residential Services Division, 2003-04
Department of Juvenile Services, Programs, Residential Services, 2004-05
Department of Juvenile Services, Operations, Residential Services, 2005-09

Support Services
Administration, 2004-08
Support Services, 2008-

Office of Quality Assurance & Accountability
Administration, Office of Quality Assurance & Accountability, 2007-08
Support Services, Office of Quality Assurance & Accountability, 2008-11

Office of Resource Management

Office of Research, Evaluation, & Planning
Support Services, Office of Strategic Analysis, 2009-10
Support Services, Office of Research, Evaluation, & Planning, 2010-11
Support Services, Office of Research & Evaluation, 2011-

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