Introduction While designing any facility the first paramount thing is to recognize the users and their needs. Thus the definition of a juvenile correction facility is needed before its design is laid out. A juvenile correction facility is a detention center where youth are held awaiting alignment in court. It is set to provide the facilities that the youth would receive at the hands of the parents. The understanding of the occupants and their needs is thus important in deliberating on the features of the final design Security One of the most vibrant sections of society is the youth. This makes them lured easily to unruliness. Thus, a juvenile correction facility should have the security maintained otherwise they might create mayhem. One of the ways of maintaining security is ensuring that there is only one doorway to the facility. Placing only one entrance into the facility makes it easy to control the movements into and from the facility. Since the detained youth are not supposed to move out of the premises, the security shall make sure that only the security personnel and guests are entering and leaving the center. The second security requirement is placing windows high enough to reduce chances of the youth jumping out of custody. It is recommended that the windows be placed at the highest section of the wall. Amenities As we have mentioned in the introduction, the facility is supposed to take the position of the parents for the youth in custody. Thus the detention center should at least have the basic amenities that are available in homes. Some of these amenities include; a television set’s library, modest food, as well as security. The latter is tackled in the section above (Figura, Little, 1984). The population in the center may not be absolute. Thus the provision of television sets cannot be personal. This requires that the television set be placed in a position that is convenient for all the inmates. It is advisable to arrange chairs facing one direction and then place the television set at the front (Friesen, 2010). Similarly, the washrooms should be located at a place that is convenient to all the persons. Where the facility holds inmates of the opposite sex, there should be provided washrooms for both genders separately. Apart from the washrooms and the television sets, there should be a telephone that all the inmates can use. The placing of the telephone should be centralized so that all of them can use it. The telephone should be placed such that the person using it does not detract the person viewing the television set and also does not block the pathway to the washrooms. Preferably, the telephone should be placed at one of the corners of the hall. As noted above a library is another consideration when designing a juvenile. While some of the youth prefer watching movies, others prefer reading. The topics that they read are diverse. Thus, the facility should provide as many topical subjects as possible. The availability of the materials should not compromise the need for the persons reading their space. Thus it is recommended that a separate hall for library be built so that the persons watching the television may not detract those reading. As noted in other sections of this paper, the youth are vibrant in nature. This should be remembered when providing the materials in the library. The te