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Picking Up a Youth From the Juvenile Assessment Center
When a youth is to be directly released or placed on home detention, their parent or guardian is required to pick them up at the Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) at 2107 Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard in Fort Myers. Youth must be picked up within six hours after they arrive at the facility. Assessment center staff must have the permission from the parent or guardian to release the youth to any other adult. The parent or guardian will be asked to show a driver’s license or photo ID before their child can be released. The youth and parent will be given information about the youth’s court date at the time he/she is released.	Map & Directions to the Juvenile Assessment Center
Detention Hearing
When a youth is placed in secure detention or on home detention, their first visit to court will be for a detention hearing. A detention hearing must be held within 24 hours of the arrest. It is typically held on the morning following the arrest. Detention Hearings are held at the new Justice Center Annex at 2000 Main Street Street in Fort Myers in Courtroom A on the 6^th floor. The building can be entered from both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Main Street. This is a hearing where a judge decides whether to release the youth from detention. If the judge decides to hold the youth in detention, he may hold the youth for up to 21 days. Under very limited circumstances the judge may hold a youth in detention up to 30 days. If the Judge decides to release a youth from detention, he may determine what conditions are necessary to protect the victim and the community. For example, the judge can order the youth to have no contact with the victim or witnesses in the case. For youth who are placed in detention due to a domestic violence charge, the judge may hold a detention hearing every 48 hours to determine if the victim(s) is(are) still in fear for their safety. If a youth is released from secure detention during a court hearing, he/she will be transported back to the detention center. Parents need to pick him/her up from the detention center located at 2525 Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers.

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