Info Alert

We are excited to introduce our new website! We hope you find it easier to navigate, engaging and useful. As with any conversion of a site this large, errors may occur. If you see something that needs updating, please email PublicInformation@djj.sc.gov.

NOTE: If you had a page on our old site bookmarked, please be sure to update accordingly, as most pages have changed.  

Menu
Open Search

SCDJJ’s Juvenile Detention Complex, composed of JDC Main and JDC Annex, is a centralized pre-trial detention facility, serving youth from most of South Carolina's 46 counties (several counties, including Richland and Charleston, operate their own long-term and short-term detention facilities). 

The Detention Center is a secure, short-term facility. It provides custodial care and acute treatment to male and female youth, ages 11+, who:

  • Have been detained by law enforcement for alleged offenses committed before their 18th birthday.
  • Have been ordered to cooperate with a secure evaluation prior to disposition.
  • Are awaiting trial on serious and violent charges.
Visit Any of Our Secure Facilities