Santa Cruz County AZ Juvenile Detention Center (JDSD)

County Juvenile

Last Updated: June 28, 2019
Address
2170 North Congress Drive, Nogales, AZ 85621
Beds
32
County
Santa Cruz
Phone
520-375-8195
Email
LValenzu@courts.az.gov

Santa Cruz County AZ Juvenile Detention Center (JDSD) is for County 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 County juvenile - low facility.

The phone carrier is Securus Tech®, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

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

Satellite View of Santa Cruz County AZ Juvenile Detention Center (JDSD)

You can support your loved ones at Santa Cruz County AZ Juvenile Detention Center (JDSD) on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 520-375-8195.

The Santa Cruz County AZ Juvenile Detention Center (JDSD) is a medium to low-security detention center located at 2170 North Congress Drive Nogales, AZ that is operated locally by the Juvenile Justice Department and holds youths awaiting the determination of punishment for the crimes which they are accused. Most of the adolescents are here for less than two years.

Division Duties

  • Responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of those juveniles (persons between the ages of 8 and 18) who require secure care services (e.g., placement in a juvenile detention center).
  • The facility has 32 beds but an operational capacity of 16.

Staff Responsibilities

Detention officers follow daily activity schedules to ensure juveniles can access the programming activities which are available. The activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Arts and crafts
  • Exercise
  • Programming that centers around education (a minimum of 4 hours a day)
  • Recreation

Behavior Management System

  • Designed to provide juveniles with more and more privileges when they follow the rules and are well behaved during their stay. Color of uniform signifies level of privileges.
  • Juveniles are able to receive visits from their parents, attorneys, counselors, etc.
  • Juveniles can make telephone calls and write letters to loved ones.

Inmate Locator

Juvenile facilities overseen by Santa Cruz County do not publish the names of the offenders housed in their facility. As such, there is no public forum for this information.

Visitation Information

Santa Cruz County AZ Juvenile Detention Center (JDSD) - Visitation

Call the detention center (520-375-8195) to schedule a visit. You may visit on Saturday and/or Sunday between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Visits are 30 minutes (one hour in some cases).

Parents, grandparents and legal guardians can schedule weekend visits without delay. All other persons (siblings, uncles/aunts, etc.) must request and obtain permission from the juvenile court judge. The form to request permission may be obtained at the clerk’s office.

Ask The Inmate

Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA. Ask your question or browse previous questions in response to comments or further questions of members of the InmateAid community.