Dona Ana County Juvenile Detention

The 50-bed facility was built in 2000 and opened in 2001. Detention officers are stationed inside the housing unit dayrooms, directly supervising and observing the juveniles and their daily activities. Juveniles are housed in five different units. Each unit is designed to house ten juveniles. Four of the housing units consist of a dayroom, eight single-person cells and one two-person cell. The remaining unit consists of ten single-person cells, a dayroom and a small outside recreation area. It can be utilized as a maximum-security and/or special-management unit when needed. Population When the juvenile facility opened, the daily population averaged approximately 25 juveniles. In calendar year 2004, the facility averaged approximately 54 juveniles. Most of the juveniles are from Doña Ana County, but the facility does house juveniles from other counties and governmental agencies. Juvenile Programs