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SW Florida Juvenile Detention is for State Juvenile offenders have not been sentenced yet and are detained here until their case is heard.
All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for State juvenile low facility.
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If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders
The FDJJ-Southwest Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center is within the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice located at 2525 Ortiz Ave, Ft. Meyers, 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 SW Florida Regional Juvenile Detention Center serves youth detained by the Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Charlotte County circuit courts, providing a 50-bed, hardware-secure facility for those pending adjudication, disposition, or placement in a commitment facility.
Operating as short-term, temporary facilities, juvenile detention centers in Florida offer immediate supervision to youth offenders. Within 24 hours of custody, juveniles undergo a detention hearing before a judge, who determines the necessity of continued detention based on specific statutory criteria.
The facility prioritizes providing a safe, secure, and humane environment for supervised youth. Services include education, mental health, substance abuse, and healthcare, with medical and mental health services being contracted. Educational services are funded by the Department of Education through local school districts.
A typical day in secure detention involves hygiene, meals, school, structured physical and educational activities, and scheduled court appearances, with an average length of stay approximately lasting 11 days.
Detention centers strive to create a secure environment, 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.
Youths in secure detention are viewed as risks to public safety and are required to 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.
Daily structured recreational activities are arranged 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.
Parents, grandparents, and legal guardians are approved visitors. Others may only visit if so ordered by the court or specifically approved by the Superintendent or designee. A youth's assigned Juvenile Probation Officer should be contacted to approve both visitation list additions and special visitation arrangements.
Legal counsel, probation, law enforcement, clergy, and other professionals may visit youth outside of regularly established visitation times as necessary and are subject to any requirements regarding signing in and contraband.
All visitors are subject to electronic search. Visitors shall not bring personal items (e.g. keys, purses, packages, etc.) into the secure area. The introduction of any unauthorized items into a detention facility is a 3rd-degree felony.
