Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

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Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Department overview
Jurisdiction State of Florida
HeadquartersKnight Building
2737 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, Florida
Annual budget$115,969,460(2016-2017) [1]
Department executive
  • Eric Hall, Secretary
Website www.djj.state.fl.us

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (FDJJ) is a state agency of Florida that operates juvenile detention centers. Its headquarters are in the Knight Building in Tallahassee. [2] [3]

Contents

List of secretaries

Calvin Ross 1998Lawton Chiles
William "Bill" Bankhead1999–2004 Jeb Bush
Anthony J. Schembri2004–2006Jeb Bush
Walter McNeil2006–2008Jeb Bush; Charlie Crist
Frank Peterman 2008–2010Charlie Crist
Wansley Walters2010–2014 Rick Scott
Christina Daly2014–2018Rick Scott
Simone Marstiller2018-2021 Ron DeSantis
Eric Hall2021-presentRon 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. [4]

Central Region

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Car with DJJ markings

Secure:

Hardware secure:

Staff secure:

Non-secure:

North Region

East Area

Secure:

  • Cypress Creek Juvenile Offender Correctional Center (unincorporated Citrus County) [26]
  • Daytona Sex Offender Program (unincorporated Volusia County) [27]
  • Hastings Youth Academy-Moderate Risk (unincorporated St. Johns County) [28]
  • Marion Juvenile Correctional Facility (unincorporated Marion County) [29]
  • St. Johns Juvenile Correctional Facility (unincorporated St. Johns County) [30]
  • Tiger Serious Habitual Offender Program (SHOP, also the Juvenile Male Serious Habitual Offender Program) (Jacksonville) [31]

Hardware secure: Staff secure:

Staff secure/Non-secure:

Non-secure:

West Area

Secure:

  • North Florida Youth Development Center (NFYDC) (Marianna) [42]
  • Okaloosa Youth Development Center (unincorporated Okaloosa County) [43]

Hardware secure:

  • Ft. Walton Adolescent Substance Abuse Program (A.S.A.P.) (unincorporated Okaloosa County) [44]
  • Gulf Coast Youth Academy (unincorporated Okaloosa County) [45]
  • Jackson Juvenile Offender Correctional Center (JJOCC) (Marianna) [46]
  • Monticello New Life (Monticello) [47]
  • Panther Success Center (unincorporated Hamilton County) [48]
  • Walton Youth Development Center (unincorporated Walton County) [49]

Staff secure:

  • JoAnn Bridges Academy (unincorporated Madison County) [50]
  • Juvenile Unit for Specialized Treatment (J.U.S.T.) (unincorporated Liberty County) [51]
  • Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility (unincorporated Santa Rosa County) [52]
  • Pensacola Boys Base (unincorporated Escambia County) [53]
  • Residential Alternative for the Mentally Challenged (RAM-C Program) (unincorporated Madison County) [54]
  • Santa Rosa Youth Academy (unincorporated Santa Rosa County) [55]
  • Twin Oaks Vocational 14-18 (unincorporated Madison County) [56]
  • Twin Oaks Vocational II [57]

Environmentally secure:

Non-secure:

  • Bristol Youth Academy (Bristol) [59]
  • Camp E-Ma-Chamee (unincorporated Santa Rosa County) [60]
  • Crestview Sex Offender Program (unincorporated Okaloosa County) [61]
  • DOVE Intensive Mental Health (IMH) Program (unincorporated Jackson County) [62]
  • DOVE Vocational Academy (unincorporated Jackson County) [63]
  • Okaloosa Borderline Development Disability Program (unincorporated Okaloosa County) [64]
  • Okaloosa Youth Academy (unincorporated Okaloosa County) [65]

South Region

Secure:

Hardware secure:

Staff secure:

Non-secure

Former

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  2. ↑ "FDJJ Home." Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on June 3, 2010.
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  4. ↑ "Residential Facilities Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine ." Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on September 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Detention Centers | Florida Department of Juvenile Justice". www.djj.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. ↑ "DeSoto Dual Diagnosed Correctional Facility". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  7. ↑ "Falkenburg Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
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  9. ↑ "Lake Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
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  12. ↑ "Riverside Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
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  23. ↑ "Pasco Girls Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  24. ↑ "Polk Halfway House". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
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  27. ↑ "Daytona Sex Offender Program". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  28. ↑ "Hastings Youth Academy-Moderate Risk". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  29. ↑ "Marion Juvenile Correctional Facility". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  30. ↑ "St. Johns Juvenile Correctional Facility". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  31. ↑ "Tiger Serious Habitual Offender Program". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
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  36. ↑ "Nassau Juvenile Residential Facility". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
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  40. ↑ "Union Juvenile Residential Facility". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  41. ↑ "Volusia Halfway House". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  42. ↑ "North Florida Youth Development Center (These facilities were closed as of June 1st, 2011)". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Archived from the original on 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  43. ↑ "Okaloosa Youth Development Center". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  44. ↑ "Ft. Walton Adolescent Substance Abuse Program". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  45. ↑ "Gulf Coast Youth Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  46. ↑ "Jackson Juvenile Offender Correctional Center (Facility closed as of June 1st, 2011)". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Archived from the original on 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  47. ↑ "Monticello New Life". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  48. ↑ "Panther Success Center". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  49. ↑ "Walton Youth Development Center". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  50. ↑ "JoAnn Bridges Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  51. ↑ "Juvenile Unit for Specialized Treatment". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  52. ↑ "Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  53. ↑ "Pensacola Boys Base". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  54. ↑ "Residential Alternative for the Mentally Challenged". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  55. ↑ "Santa Rosa Youth Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  56. ↑ "Twin Oaks Vocational 14-18". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  57. ↑ "Twin Oaks Vocational II". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  58. ↑ "West Florida Wilderness Institute". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  59. ↑ "Bristol Youth Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  60. ↑ "Camp E-Ma-Chamee". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  61. ↑ "Crestview Sex Offender Program". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  62. ↑ "DOVE (IMH) Program". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  63. ↑ "DOVE Vocational Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  64. ↑ "Okaloosa Borderline Development Disability Program". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  65. ↑ "Okaloosa Youth Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  66. ↑ "Dade Juvenile Residential Facility". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  67. ↑ "Pompano Substance Abuse Treatment Center". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  68. ↑ "Broward Girls Academy". Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
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