Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center Overview
The Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center is at 510 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415. It is operated by the Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. The facility is secure detention for youth ages 10 through 18 who meet juvenile court detention criteria. The 2023 PREA audit describes the population as male and female youth and identifies the setting as maximum security or custody for juvenile detention purposes.
This facility differs from the adult jail and the Adult Corrections Facility. The sheriff jail roster is for adults in the downtown county jail and recent adult releases. The ACF roster is for short-term sentenced adult residents in Plymouth and recent ACF sentence completions. Juvenile detention records and court access are more restricted, and juvenile matters should not be described as ordinary adult inmate records.
The official county Juvenile Detention Center page is available at hennepincounty.gov/services/justice-corrections/juvenile-detention-center.
Juvenile Detention Center Capacity and Population
The 2023 official PREA audit reported a designed capacity of 87 for the Juvenile Detention Center. The same audit reported a current population of 46 and an average daily population of 38 for the prior 12 months. These figures apply to juvenile detention only and must not be mixed into the adult Hennepin County jail population dashboard or the Adult Corrections Facility capacity numbers.
The audit population figures are useful for understanding facility scale, but they are not a public youth roster. A current detained youth's information is not searched through the adult roster pages. Guardians and authorized parties should use the official admissions and facility contacts documented by the county.
How Juvenile Custody Information Differs from Adult Lookup
There is no adult-style public jail roster path documented for the Juvenile Detention Center in official sources reviewed. The facility is for youth detained under juvenile court criteria, and juvenile court and record-access restrictions differ from adult jail and court records. Hennepin County Attorney guidance notes that juvenile records are public only in limited circumstances, such as when a juvenile is charged with a felony and was 16 or older at the time of the crime.
- Do not use the sheriff adult jail roster to search for youth held at JDC.
- Use the county Juvenile Detention Center page for facility information and admissions contact details.
- Legal guardians may call admissions or video visit scheduling at 612-348-5868 for documented visit scheduling questions.
- For adult custody, use the sheriff jail roster, ACF roster, MNDOC Locator, BOP Locator, or ICE ODLS depending on custody type.
- For court records, remember that juvenile court access has restrictions that do not apply in the same way to adult criminal cases.
Adult search instructions remain available through Hennepin County jail inmate records, but those instructions are not a substitute for juvenile detention access rules.
Juvenile Detention Center Address and Contact
The county identifies the JDC address and a main phone number. County materials also provide the admissions and video visit scheduling number, which is important because only legal guardians may be on video visitation according to official page details. Calls should be limited to appropriate facility, guardian, legal, or court-related purposes.
Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center
510 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-348-8122
Admissions/video visit scheduling: 612-348-5868
Guardian Video Visits at the Juvenile Detention Center
Official JDC information says only legal guardians may be on video visitation. Limited 30-minute video visits may be available on Saturdays and Sundays from 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Admissions can be reached at 612-348-5868 for scheduling. Because juvenile detention rules can turn on guardianship, court orders, safety, and facility approval, confirm the visit before relying on the schedule.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not listed in official source text reviewed | Confirm with admissions |
| Tuesday | Not listed in official source text reviewed | Confirm with admissions |
| Wednesday | Not listed in official source text reviewed | Confirm with admissions |
| Thursday | Not listed in official source text reviewed | Confirm with admissions |
| Friday | Not listed in official source text reviewed | Confirm with admissions |
| Saturday | 10:00-11:00 a.m.; 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Limited 30-minute legal guardian video visits |
| Sunday | 10:00-11:00 a.m.; 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Limited 30-minute legal guardian video visits |
Mail, Phone, and Money at the Juvenile Detention Center
Official source text reviewed did not document adult-style commissary, money-deposit, or care-pack rules for the Juvenile Detention Center. Because the JDC is a secure youth facility, those details should not be invented from the adult jail or ACF rules. Adult jail money instructions, Access Corrections deposits, ACF MoneyGram deposits, and ACF care packs belong to adult facilities and should not be copied onto a juvenile page unless the county publishes matching JDC rules.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| No JDC mail format was documented in official source text reviewed; confirm with the facility. | |
| Phone | No public adult-style phone vendor rule was documented for JDC in official source text reviewed. |
| Money Deposit | No JDC commissary or deposit table was documented; do not use adult jail or ACF money rules for youth detention. |
| Video Visit Scheduling | Admissions/video visit scheduling: 612-348-5868. |
Juvenile Detention Admission and Court Context
Juvenile detention admission is based on juvenile court criteria, not the same public adult arrest-booking workflow used by the downtown jail. The facility holds youth ages 10 through 18, male and female, when detention criteria are met. Official materials identify the JDC as a secure detention facility, and juvenile court and records access are different from adult jail and adult court records.
Adult jail content often discusses the sheriff roster, bail, MCRO criminal case search, booking photographs, first appearance timing, and cash bail instructions. Those topics should not be generalized to youth detention. Where a juvenile matter becomes public because of age and felony criteria, the public record path comes from court and prosecutor rules, not an ordinary JDC roster.
About the Juvenile Detention Center
The Juvenile Detention Center is included in the Hennepin facility map for completeness because it is a county custody setting. It should remain visibly separated from the adult inmate population pages. Adult pretrial detainees belong in the sheriff jail roster. Adult sentenced short-term residents belong in the ACF roster. Adults committed to Minnesota prison belong in MNDOC Locator. Federal people belong in BOP records, and immigration detention belongs in ICE ODLS.
The 2023 PREA audit provides the sourced capacity and population snapshot for the JDC. Minnesota correctional facilities are subject to state inspection and licensing rules, but official source text reviewed did not provide detailed current JDC condition claims beyond the PREA audit capacity and population information. Any more specific condition or compliance statement should be tied to the relevant official audit, inspection, or county source.
Note: Confirm guardian eligibility, scheduling, and any court-related restrictions with JDC admissions before planning a visit.