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Palm Beach Juvenile Detention is for State Juvenile offenders have not been sentenced yet and are detained here until their case is heard.
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The FDJJ-Palm Beach Juvenile Detention Center is within the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice located at 1100 45th St, Bldg A, West Palm Beach, FL.
The facility provides supervision of youth in a safe, secure and humane environment. Services for youth include education, mental health, substance abuse, and health care. Medical and mental health are contracted services. Educational services are funded by the Florida Department of Education through local school districts.
A typical day in secure detention would involve hygiene, meals, school, structured physical and educational activities, and court appearance as scheduled. The average length of stay in secure state detention is approximately 60 days.
The Palm Beach Regional Juvenile Detention Center, boasting 60 beds, operates as a hardware secure facility for youth detained by the Palm Beach County Circuit Court. These youths are held pending adjudication, disposition, or placement in a commitment facility.
The facility ensures the supervision of youth in a secure and humane environment, offering a range of services including education, mental health, substance abuse, and healthcare. Medical and mental health services are outsourced, while educational needs are funded by the Department of Education through local school districts.
A typical day in secure detention encompasses hygiene, meals, school, structured physical and educational activities, and scheduled court appearances. On average, youths spend about 11 days in secure detention. In Florida, juvenile detention centers operate as short-term, temporary facilities for youth offenders requiring immediate supervision. Following their custody, juveniles undergo a detention hearing within 24 hours before a judge, who determines the necessity of continued detention based on specific statutory criteria.
Detention centers prioritize providing a secure environment for detained youth, offering educational services, assessments, and full-time schooling funded by the Department of Education through local school districts. Additionally, medical, substance abuse, and mental health services are provided, including screenings, crisis intervention, and stabilization.
Youth in secure detention are considered risks to public safety and thus must remain in physically secure facilities while awaiting court proceedings. However, those charged with minor offenses and assessed as low-risk may be released to their parents or guardians.
Structured recreational activities are arranged daily for all youth, with optional participation in religious services, as detention centers aim to rehabilitate youth and prepare them for their eventual return to the community.
Juvenile facilities overseen by the State of Florida do not publish the names of the offenders housed in their facility. As such, there is no public forum for this information.
Approved visitors at the detention center include parents, grandparents, and legal guardians. Visits by others require a court order or approval from the superintendent or designee. Legal counsel, probation officers, law enforcement personnel, clergy, and other professionals may visit detainees as necessary, but must adhere to signing-in requirements and contraband regulations. All visitors must present a photo ID upon arrival.
