Juvenile Detention Center

The current Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Center opened as a 35 bed facility in January of 1992.  The building cost 3.2 million dollars and replaced a center which had operated since the 1950's a the corner of Elm and Church Streets.  The capacity of this building was expanded to 48 minors in the Fall of 1995 at a cost of approximately $800,000.

The building contains activity rooms, a kitchen, a dining room(which also serves as the visitation area), classrooms, laundry, gymnasium, and an outdoor recreation area.  All minors stay in separate rooms except during overcrowding conditions when the gymnasium and common areas must be utilized for sleeping areas.  A conscious effort was made in the overall design of the detention center to reduce the obtrusiveness of the necessary institutional features.  It has been recognized by local architects for its outstanding design and the facility has served as a model for others which have been constructed throughout the nation.

Inportant Phone Numbers and Personnel

Director of Court Services-Vince Murphy.......................... 815-987-3180

Detention Center............................................................ 815-282-6878

Joe C. Hoffman.......Deputy Director of Court Services Detention Division

William A. Vedra...Assistant Deputy Director of Court Services Detention Division

Candace Graham.....Detention Supervisor

Julie McCray-Grotto..Detention Supervisor

Millard Taylor...........Detention Supervisor

Detention Mailing Address:   Winnebago County Juvenile Detention

                                          5350 Northrock Drive

                                          Rockford IL 61103