For hundreds of years, incarceration architecture reflects society's changing attitudes toward crime and punishment. Juvenile detention have evolved from simple places for youth’s incarceration (where protection of the public is paramount) to instruments of punishment (where deprivation of liberty is the penalty for breaking the law), to settings for reform (where attempts are made to mould the guilty to conform to society's norms). They are safe places that, in the best circumstances, offer some hope for a better future for the youth they serve. This thesis provides information on operational and architecture design issues that significantly influence the quality of rehabilitation treatment and correctional services to youthful populations. This thesis focused on creating architecture for rehab by designing a new scheme for juvenile rehabilitation facilities. This regionally based service provides better opportunity to keep youth near families and to blend with local support system.
