Of the forty spots at the Montgomery City Youth Center, 16 are part of the dual-jurisdication program, with strict requirements to be eligible for the program.

Dual-jurisdiction imposes juvenile and adult sentences at the same time for convicted teens. Adult criminal charges are postponed and served after completion of the juvenile correction program.

Senior Program Administrator of the Department of Youth Services Brent Buerck says currently there are no plans to add additional facilities since the Montgomery City program proves time and time again to be successful.

  Buerck says even though he doesn't want to see more kids in the system, he hopes for more juveniles to be considered for the program.  Applicants, most importantly, must express a desire to change.