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Where do juveniles transferred to criminal court serve their pretrial detention?

Currently, the following 40 jurisdictions have statutes and/or court rules that either permit or require juveniles transferred to criminal court to serve their pre-trial detention in an adult facility: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Szymanski, L. Pre-Trial Detention of Juveniles Transferred to Criminal Court. NCJJ Snapshot 8(10). Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2003.


Do any states prohibit a juvenile transferred to criminal court from serving their pre-trial detention in an adult facility?

West Virginia is the only state that has a statute that specifically prohibits such pre-trial detention.

Szymanski, L. Pre-Trial Detention of Juveniles Transferred to Criminal Court. NCJJ Snapshot 8(10). Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2003.