Commissioner details juvenile justice facility funding and capital needs
Jones-Gaston reports 362 youth in secure detention, 66 in non-secure detention, and 128 in close-to-home. The budget includes $6.3M for Horizon exercise pavilion, maintenance, supplies, and conversion of a 6-bed to 9-bed non-secure placement facility, plus capital needs for HVAC and IT.
ACS continues to focus on meeting the needs of the increased number of youth across our juvenile justice continuum.
As of May 13, 2026,
There were 362 youth in secure detention, 66 youth in non-secure detention, and 128 youth in close to home.
The executive budget includes funding to support operations, maintenance, and capacity needs at our facilities.
The budget includes $6.3 million baselined for juvenile justice facility needs associated with the creation of the exercise pavilion at Horizon,
including the additional funding needed for maintenance repairs and operations of the existing space.
This funding will also be used for additional supplies needed for the population of youth in detention, such as uniforms, toiletries, bedding, and food services.
Finally, a portion of this initiative is additional funding needed to support the conversion of a six-bed non-secure placement facility to a nine-bed non-secure placement facility
to help with the increased close-to-home census.
The executive budget also includes additional capital needs for our juvenile justice programs, including funding for the Horizon Annex, HVACs at Horizon and
Crossroads, as well as our other repairs and IT equipment at Horizon and Crossroads.