Thomas Yellow Boy

Thomas Yellow Boy is the Program Specialist/PREA Coordinator for the Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Juvenile Detention Center (WWT) for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. Thomas graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Basic Correctional Officer Training Program in 2013. In 2015, he completed the FLETC Law Enforcement Supervisor Leadership Training. After beginning his career in corrections working with adults, Thomas has spent the last eight years working with juveniles in the WWT Programs Department. In this role, Thomas works closely with White Buffalo Calf Women’s Society, the first Indigenous domestic violence and sexual assault organization, to provide support services to youth in detention. He has trained corrections staff, school district staff, and WWT volunteers about sexual abuse prevention, and facilitates education sessions for youth about their safety. Thomas is a member of their Restoring Dignity Leadership Council, a project funded by the Office on Violence Against Women.