How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Visiting at Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center starts with approval. Parents, grandparents, and legal guardians are automatically authorized. Anyone else needs a court order or approval from the Superintendent or designee. Want to add someone to a youth's visitation list or arrange a special visit? Contact the youth's Juvenile Probation Officer first—don't make the trip until you have formal approval. All visitors sign in and out on the Visitor's Log and go through an electronic search. Visits happen in designated areas that staff search before and after each visit. Personal items can't enter secure areas, and attempting to bring in unauthorized items can be charged as a third-degree felony. Legal counsel and other professionals may visit outside regular hours but still follow these same procedures.
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Trying to visit a child at Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center? First, you need to know if you're already on the approved list—or if you need formal approval before showing up. Here's how visitor categories work, how to request an exception, and what to expect when you arrive.
Parents, grandparents, and legal guardians are approved visitors at Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center. All other visitors must have a court order or approval from the Superintendent or designee before visiting.
Contact the youth’s Juvenile Probation Officer to request that someone be added to the approved visitation list or to arrange a special visit. Don’t travel to the facility until you’ve received formal approval.
You can be denied entry or removed for disruptive behavior, refusing a search, not following officer instructions, being under the influence, lacking photo ID, or trying to bring in contraband. A terminated visit can also lead to suspension of future visitation at the Superintendent's discretion.
The first few days after admission move fast. Here's what Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center does for health and mental-health screening—and what you need to know if your child takes prescription medication.
Mental health services at Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center come from a private provider contracted by the Department. This means licensed professionals deliver care—not custody staff handling things informally.
Worried about something that happened to a youth at Duval Regional? The Florida DJJ Central Communications Center (CCC) hotline offers a direct way to report certain incidents and complaints. Here's how to use it and what you'll need.
