Tradition.
Honor.
Discipline.
Excellence.

Travesty.
Horror.
Decadence.
Excrement.

We operate a large (600 bed) secure campus, with most residents referred for corrective reasons by the court system. Life at TCYAC is not punishment but a positive life-transforming experience that gives residents the opportunity to become fully enabled adult human beings.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. — Lt. Robert Heinlein, U.S.N. (Ret.)

The greater society is one based on freedom and the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We teach respect for these and related treasures through a strictly regimented lifestyle emphasizing physical fitness, keen intellect, and a respect for authority.

Tri-County Youth Attention Center is fully committed to serving the needs of all troubled youth in the region and thus does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. All boys in our care are treated equally.