Brutal assaults, rioting and harsh punitive measures seem to be problems of the past at Spring Creek Youth Services detention center in Colorado Springs. So are thin mattress pads and routine strip searches. Legislatively-mandated reforms, along with internal changes to make the living conditions more "home-like" and improve the culture inside Colorado's 10 locked youth correctional facilities, appear to be working, statistics indicate. Focusing on rehabilitating wayward adolescents instead of punishing them has produced "remarkable results," said Anders Jacobson, director of the Division of Youth Services, which is under the Colorado Department of Human Services.. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette