Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center

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{{Infobox prison

|location=Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

|name=Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center

|website=http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/

|image=File:Flag of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.svg

|image_size=120px

|street-address=9300 Quincy Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106

|status=Operational

|population=163

|population_as_of=2007

|opened={{start date and age|1931|12}}

|mapframe-id=Q5197075

}}

The Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center (CCJDC) is a youth detention center located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is accredited by the American Correctional Association Commission on Accreditation for Corrections. Its average daily population in 2007 was 163 residents, a condition which was described as overcrowded.[http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/annual_report/detention.htm Cuyahoga County Annual Report 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309221330/http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/annual_report/detention.htm |date=2010-03-09 }}

CCJDC is the oldest detention center for youths in the United States. It was designed by the Frank W. Bail Co. and opened in December 1931.[http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf/annualreport/2008AnnualReport.pdf Juvenile Court Annual Report 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326164715/http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf/annualreport/2008AnnualReport.pdf |date=2010-03-26 }} It was considered a national and international model of court services for children at the time.[http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/history.htm Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327144747/http://juvenile.cuyahogacounty.us/history.htm |date=2010-03-27 }} It is located on the corner of East 22nd Street and Central Avenue in downtown Cleveland. A new nine-story juvenile justice center on Quincy Avenue at East 93rd Street finished constructed in 2010 and opened in 2011.{{Cite web |title=Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center |url=https://ozanne.com/projects/cuyahoga-county-juvenile-justice-center/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003001437/https://ozanne.com/projects/cuyahoga-county-juvenile-justice-center/ |archive-date=3 October 2023 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=Ozanne |language=en-US}} At that time the CCJDC building will be considered surplus by the county. It could be sold, or it could be torn down to make room for a new freeway exit ramp. However, the Ohio Department of Transportation has stated that the building is potentially historic and should not be demolished.{{cite news |last=Sims |first=Damon |date=5 August 2009 |title=Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center's fate could settle fight for Carnegie Avenue exit ramp |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/08/cuyahoga_county_juvenile_justi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702204317/http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/08/cuyahoga_county_juvenile_justi.html |archive-date=2 July 2018 |accessdate=10 December 2010 |work=The Plain Dealer |publisher=cleveland.com}} The building has been designated a landmark by the City of Cleveland,[http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/listDetail.php?identity=69 Cleveland Landmarks Commission] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130043745/http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/listDetail.php?identity=69 |date=2010-01-30 }} and it is considered eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

In February 2010, three inmates escaped through a kitchen. Two of the inmates were found later that day, the third was captured 4 days later.{{cite news|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/02/3_youths_escape_the_juvenile_d.html|title=3 youths escape juvenile detention center in Cleveland Sunday|last=Miller|first=Donna J.|date=February 8, 2010|work=The Plain Dealer|accessdate=10 December 2010|location=CLEVELAND, Ohio}}

In April 2024, Fox8 Cleveland obtained and released video of incidents inside the facility throughout 2023, appearing to show juvenile detainees trying to break window glass, jumping another detainee, struggling with detention officers, and destroying property. The county's Executive Office said they were putting $2 Million towards hiring over two dozen new detention officers after past issues with maintaining sufficient staff.{{Cite web |last=Gallek |first=Ed |date=16 April 2024 |title=I-Team: New video of chaos inside juvenile lock-up |url=https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-new-video-of-chaos-inside-juvenile-lock-up/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502030153/https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-new-video-of-chaos-inside-juvenile-lock-up/ |archive-date=2 May 2024 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=Fox 8 Cleveland WJW |language=en-US}}