Juvenile Detention Center

What We Do

The Juvenile Detention Center is a secure 121 bed facility; currently staffed at 55 beds inclusive of the BETA program. The facility provides pre-dispositional, post dispositional and/or pre-placement detention of juveniles as ordered by the Juvenile Court. The facility design provides specialized space for education, arts and crafts, indoor and outdoor physical exercise, dining, intake, reception, and administration. Special attention is paid to meeting medical, nutritional, educational, mental health and emotional needs of detained youth.

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Visitation at JDC - Coronavirus Update

At this time, FJDC is offering in-person parental visitation by appointment only and in-person professional visitation for attorneys, probation officers, and other professional case workers by appointment only. Please keep in mind that the ability to offer in-person visitation may change at any time based on facility or community level coronavirus factors. Virtual visits for parents and professionals are also available upon request.

Learn More About Visitations at FJDC. If you have any questions, please contact 703-246-2844.

Superintendent – Jason Houtz

Assistant Superintendents – Jamaine Arvin, Raymond Anderson, Dan Reilly

Our Mission: To be a leader among the nation's Juvenile Detention Centers in the provision of efficient, effective and equitable services/programs for detained youth.

Our Vision: To maintain a safe, secure and structured environment that offers therapeutic programming and services which promotes positive change, the overall well-being of the youth and provides for the protection of the community as ordered by the Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court.

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