Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
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The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is a state agency of Virginia, headquartered on the fourth floor of the 700 East Franklin Street building in Richmond
. The DJJ operates juvenile correctional facilities.
s. Facilities include:
Closed facilities:
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
. The DJJ operates juvenile correctional facilities.
Facilities
All DJJ secure correctional facilities are in unincorporated areaUnincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
s. Facilities include:
- Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center (Hanover CountyHanover County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...
) - Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center (Powhatan CountyPowhatan County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 22,377 people, 7,258 households, and 5,900 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 7,509 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
) - Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center (Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County, VirginiaChesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. In 2010, its population was estimated to be 316,236. Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia . Its county seat is Chesterfield...
) - Culpeper Juvenile Correctional Center (Culpeper CountyCulpeper County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 34,262 people, 12,141 households, and 9,045 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 12,871 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...
) - Hanover Juvenile Correctional Center (Hanover County)
- Oak Ridge Correctional Center (Chesterfield County)
- Reception and Diagnostic Center (Chesterfield County)
Closed facilities:
- Natural Bridge Juvenile Correctional Center (Rockbridge CountyRockbridge County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 20,808 people, 8,486 households, and 6,075 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 9,550 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
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