Next Generation Campus Offers Privacy, Security

  • OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood recognizes some of the people who were instrumental in working towards the Next Generation Campus.
    OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood recognizes some of the people who were instrumental in working towards the Next Generation Campus.
  • Superintendent Darryl Fields speaks and gives the invocation.
    Superintendent Darryl Fields speaks and gives the invocation.
  • OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Next Generation Campus on June 24. The ceremony was held inside the Sycamore cottage, one of seven cottages that were built at COJC in Tecumseh. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Next Generation Campus on June 24. The ceremony was held inside the Sycamore cottage, one of seven cottages that were built at COJC in Tecumseh. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood recognizes some of the people who were instrumental in working towards the Next Generation Campus.
    OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood recognizes some of the people who were instrumental in working towards the Next Generation Campus.
  • OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24..
    OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24..
  • OJA Executive Director Rachel Holt speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24.
    OJA Executive Director Rachel Holt speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24.
  • OJA Executive Director Rachel Holt speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24.
    OJA Executive Director Rachel Holt speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 24.
  • A sycamore tree was planted in front of Sycamore Cottage, as were other indigenous Oklahoma trees at the six other new cottages.
    A sycamore tree was planted in front of Sycamore Cottage, as were other indigenous Oklahoma trees at the six other new cottages.
  • People gather for the ribbon cutting at Sycamore cottage, as a sycamore tree is shown planted in front of the residential building.
    People gather for the ribbon cutting at Sycamore cottage, as a sycamore tree is shown planted in front of the residential building.
  • Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
    Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
  • Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
    Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
  • Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
    Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
  • Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
    Next Generation Campus Ribbon Cutting
  • Superintendent Darryl Fields directs.
    Superintendent Darryl Fields directs.
  • OJA employees with Executive Director Rachel Holt (in yellow)
    OJA employees with Executive Director Rachel Holt (in yellow)
  • Every bedroom at the new Next Generation Campus has a window with safety glass, a bed with storage shelves, a desk and stool, and a locking door. The campus includes seven 16- bed cottages and a new clinic/intake center.
    Every bedroom at the new Next Generation Campus has a window with safety glass, a bed with storage shelves, a desk and stool, and a locking door. The campus includes seven 16- bed cottages and a new clinic/intake center.
  • The new bedrooms at the Next Generation Campus offer more light, privacy and security.
    The new bedrooms at the Next Generation Campus offer more light, privacy and security.
  • Behavioral Clinician/Manager's Office/Meeting Rooms in Sycamore Cottage
    Behavioral Clinician/Manager's Office/Meeting Rooms in Sycamore Cottage
  • Commons Area at Sycamore Cottage
    Commons Area at Sycamore Cottage
  • Commons Area at Sycamore Cottage
    Commons Area at Sycamore Cottage
  • Kitchen at Sycamore Cottage
    Kitchen at Sycamore Cottage
  • The old sleeping areas at COJC had painted-over windows, a metal bed and desk, and no doors for privacy or security. Some of the old residential buildings were 100 years old, and most have been torn down. A few, such as this, are being considered for other purposes.
    The old sleeping areas at COJC had painted-over windows, a metal bed and desk, and no doors for privacy or security. Some of the old residential buildings were 100 years old, and most have been torn down. A few, such as this, are being considered for other purposes.
  • The old sleeping areas at COJC had painted-over windows, if any, a metal bed and desk, and no doors for privacy or security. Some of the old residential buildings were 100 years old, and most have been torn down. A few, such as this, are being considered for other purposes.
    The old sleeping areas at COJC had painted-over windows, if any, a metal bed and desk, and no doors for privacy or security. Some of the old residential buildings were 100 years old, and most have been torn down. A few, such as this, are being considered for other purposes.
  • Shower Entrance in Old Cottage
    Shower Entrance in Old Cottage
  • Old Commons Area
    Old Commons Area
  • Communications Director Paula Christensen talks about the old residential cottages.
    Communications Director Paula Christensen talks about the old residential cottages.
  • Old residential cottage
    Old residential cottage
  • Old residential cottage
    Old residential cottage
  • Old cafeteria, now storage and family meeting area
    Old cafeteria, now storage and family meeting area
  • School/Gymnasium
    School/Gymnasium
  • Pool Building
    Pool Building
  • Administration Building
    Administration Building
  • New Intake Center and Clinic
    New Intake Center and Clinic
  • Next Generation Campus
    Next Generation Campus
    For those who have ended up at the Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center in the past, life probably looked bleak - not just because they were teenagers in trouble with the law, but because of their surroundings. The old, musty housing had low ceilings, open sleeping areas with only partitions between them, and if their area had a window, it was probably painted over to keep residents from ...

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