Florida Department of Juvenile Justice


The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is a state agency of Florida that operates juvenile detention centers. Its headquarters are in the Knight Building in Tallahassee.
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List of secretaries

Matthew Walsh 2025- present Ron Desantis

Residential facilities

Residential facilities are divided among the north, central, and south regions. Within the north region, facilities are divided between the west and east areas.

Central Region

Secure:
  • Hillsborough Juvenile Detention Center
  • Pasco Juvenile Detention Center
  • Brevard Juvenile Detention Center
  • Manatee Regional Juvenile Detention Center
  • Orange Regional Juvenile Detention Center
  • Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center
Hardware secure:
  • DeSoto Dual Diagnosed Correctional Facility
  • Falkenburg Academy
  • Gulf Academy
  • Lake Academy
  • Kissimmee Youth Academy
  • Palmetto Youth Academy
  • Riverside Academy
Staff secure:
  • Brevard Group Treatment Home
  • Britt Halfway House
  • Les Peters Halfway House
  • Mandala
  • Peace River Youth Academy
  • Price Halfway House for Girls
  • Youth Environmental Services
Non-secure:
  • Avon Park Youth Academy
  • Columbus Juvenile Residential Facility
  • Orlando Intensive Youth Academy
  • Pasco Girls Academy
  • Polk Halfway House
  • Space Coast Marine Institute

North Region

East Area

Secure:
Hardware secure:
Staff secure:
Staff secure/Non-secure:
  • Alachua Academy
Non-secure:
  • Camp E-Nini-Hassee
  • Challenge Youth Residential Facility -
  • Impact House
  • Nassau Juvenile Residential Facility
  • Oaks Juvenile Residential Facility
  • Project Step 1 & 2 Outward Bound
  • St. Johns Youth Academy
  • Union Juvenile Residential Facility
  • Volusia Halfway House

West Area

Secure:
Hardware secure:
Staff secure:
  • JoAnn Bridges Academy
  • Juvenile Unit for Specialized Treatment
  • Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility
  • Pensacola Boys Base
  • Residential Alternative for the Mentally Challenged
  • Santa Rosa Youth Academy
  • Twin Oaks Vocational 14-18
  • Twin Oaks Vocational II
Environmentally secure:
  • West Florida Wilderness Institute
Non-secure:
  • Bristol Youth Academy
  • Camp E-Ma-Chamee
  • Crestview Sex Offender Program
  • DOVE Intensive Mental Health Program
  • DOVE Vocational Academy
  • Okaloosa Borderline Development Disability Program
  • Okaloosa Youth Academy

South Region

Secure:
  • Broward Juvenile Detention Center
  • Palm Beach Juvenile Detention Center
  • Monroe Juvenile Detention Center
  • Collier Juvenile Detention Center
  • SWFL Regional Juvenile Detention Center
  • Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center
  • St Lucie Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Hardware secure:
  • Dade Juvenile Residential Facility
  • Miami Youth Academy
  • Okeechobee Juvenile Offender Corrections Center
Staff secure:
Non-secure
  • Broward Youth Treatment Center
  • Miami Halfway House
  • Okeechobee Girls Academy
  • Okeechobee Intensive Halfway House
  • WINGS for Life

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