Welcome
LawForKids.org staff were invited to tour the Pinal County Youth Justice Center to show what life is like for a juvenile in care. The tour provides pictures and information to learn more about the facility and its programming. If you are a visitor, enter through the front glass doors and proceed to the front desk. Youth who will stay at the facility are brought to the side driveway entrance.
The Pinal County Youth Justice Center is in Florence, Arizona. This facility houses juveniles from Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, and Santa Cruz Counties. The facility can hold between 40 to 45 youth and the average stay is between 3-4 weeks. The Pinal County Youth Justice Center is the temporary placement of a youth accused of a delinquent act, while awaiting the outcome of his or her case in court. The purpose of Youth Justice Center is to house youth who, by virtue of their alleged offenses or documented prior histories, pose a serious public safety or flight risk.
The Youth Justice Center is only used, when NECESSARY, for those youth that:
- Pose community safety issues if released until their appointed court date.
- May fail to show up for their appointed court date.
- May re-offend or get re-arrested if released before their appointed court date.
- Do not have a place to go while waiting for their court date.
*The content in this tour was reviewed and approved by Pinal County Justice Center staff in June 2023. Any updates or changes to the facility after this date may not be captured in this narrative/virtual tour. Please call the facility directly for any updates or clarifications.