Sequel Youth & Family Services Takes Over Youth Services International Contract For Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility

On April 1, 2016, Sequel Youth and Family Services (Sequel) began managing the 70-bed Palm Beach Youth Academy (PBYA) in West Palm Beach, Florida under a contract with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). PBYA a high-risk facility that provides specialized treatment to 70 adolescent males between the ages of 15 and 21 who are in DJJ custody. DJJ’s contract with Sequel replaces its former contract with Youth Services International (YSI), which since 2003 had operated the 118-bed Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility (PBJCF) for males ages 13 to 18. In August 2015, YSI told . . .