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
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