Morris County Juvenile Detention Center Overview
Morris County Juvenile Detention Center is included in the Sussex County facility set because Sussex County's Community and Youth Services material states that the center houses juveniles from Morris, Sussex, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties through shared-services agreements. It is a secure juvenile detention center, not the adult inmate-population facility. The adult Sussex County custody route runs through Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, while juvenile detention is governed by a separate juvenile-court and youth-services framework.
The facility address in the research is 460 West Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, NJ 07960. The phone numbers located for the facility are 973-285-2959 and 973-285-2965. The operator is the County of Morris, Department of Human Services. The population held is juveniles accused or adjudicated pending court action or awaiting transfer who cannot be served in an open setting. Because juvenile records are protected, the public-facing treatment must be more limited than an adult jail page.
The Sussex County Community and Youth Services page is the county-specific official source connecting Sussex County youth to the Morris juvenile detention shared-services arrangement.
Morris County Juvenile Records Access
Juvenile detention records are not handled like adult jail records. A juvenile matter may involve delinquency court, family court, probation, youth services, detention staff, school or treatment records, and counsel. Public adult tools such as a county jail roster, adult mugshot search, and inmate-population profile are not the right route for a young person's protected record. Parents, legal guardians, and attorneys should work through the responsible court, counsel, juvenile detention center, and county youth-services contacts.
| Question | Official Channel | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Is a youth detained? | Parent, guardian, or counsel contact with the detention center or court | Juvenile custody status is protected. |
| What is the court date? | Juvenile court or attorney | Juvenile court records are not an adult public case search. |
| Can a visit occur? | Detention center staff through approved family channels | Eligibility and schedule depend on juvenile rules. |
| Can records be requested? | Responsible agency, court, or counsel | OPRA and court rules may restrict disclosure. |
New Jersey OPRA gives access to government records unless an exemption applies, but juvenile records, privacy-sensitive material, medical records, safety details, and active investigatory material can be restricted. An adult-style public search should not be used to identify, track, or publish juvenile detention information.
Morris County Juvenile Contact
The contact card below is for the related regional juvenile facility identified in the research. It should be used carefully. General public inquiries may not receive protected case details, and the facility may require confirmation of parent, guardian, attorney, or court-authorized status before discussing a youth. For Sussex County service coordination, the county youth-services office is the local context source.
Morris County Juvenile Detention Center
460 West Hanover Avenue
Morris Township, NJ 07960
973-285-2959
Alternate phone: 973-285-2965
Sussex County Community and Youth Services
Sussex County, NJ
Shared-services youth detention context
Use official county contact pages
For youth-services routing, not adult custody lookup
No Juvenile Inmate Roster
No public juvenile roster, mugshot page, capacity table, or visitation schedule was located in the official Sussex County source text. That is not a gap to fill with third-party data. Juvenile detention is intentionally less public than adult county jail custody. A youth's detention, court status, services, and family contact rules should be confirmed through official channels that can verify the requester's role.
- Parents or guardians should contact the facility or the court using official numbers and be ready to verify their relationship.
- Defense counsel should use attorney channels for case, visit, and court-status information.
- Victim, witness, or public-safety questions should be routed through the appropriate court, prosecutor, or law-enforcement office.
- Adult Sussex County custody questions should go to Morris County Correctional Facility, not the juvenile detention center.
The adult lookup systems remain separate. For adult county jail custody, use Morris County Correctional Facility and New Jersey VINE. For state prison custody, use NJDOC. For federal custody, use BOP. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS.
Morris County Juvenile Visits
No official visitation schedule for the juvenile center was located in the Sussex research. A schedule should not be invented from adult jail rules or from unrelated facilities. Juvenile visits may depend on family status, court orders, facility classification, behavior, attorney role, and child-safety rules. A parent, guardian, or attorney should contact the facility or court directly for approved visit procedures.
| Visitor Type | Likely Verification Needed | Public Schedule Status |
|---|---|---|
| Parent or guardian | Relationship and identity confirmation | No public Sussex-sourced schedule located. |
| Attorney | Representation or court role | Confirm through professional channels. |
| Agency professional | Agency role and authorization | Confirm with detention center staff. |
| General public | Not an ordinary juvenile records channel | No adult-style public visit access. |
Adult Morris County Correctional Facility visitation rules should not be copied onto a juvenile facility. The adult schedule is floor and classification based; juvenile rules are separate and must be confirmed by the authorized family or professional contact.
Juvenile Mail Phone Money
No official Sussex-source mail, phone, commissary, or deposit table was located for Morris County Juvenile Detention Center. Because juvenile detention is not an adult jail roster environment, adult rules for mail, GTL calls, Access Corrections deposits, and commissary should not be assumed. Family communication and permitted property must be confirmed directly with juvenile detention staff or the responsible court channel.
| Topic | Use This Rule |
|---|---|
| Confirm approved format and restrictions directly before sending anything. | |
| Phone | Ask facility staff or counsel about permitted family contact. |
| Money | Do not assume adult commissary deposit vendors apply. |
| Property | Use facility-specific instructions only. |
Juvenile and Adult Custody
Sussex County families may see Morris County facility names in both adult and juvenile contexts, but the systems are different. Morris County Correctional Facility is the adult jail used for Sussex County adult inmates under shared services. Morris County Juvenile Detention Center is a secure juvenile facility tied to county youth-services and juvenile-court channels. Records, visits, public access, and search methods differ sharply between the two.
| Issue | Adult Sussex Custody | Juvenile Detention |
|---|---|---|
| Primary facility | Morris County Correctional Facility | Morris County Juvenile Detention Center when ordered. |
| Public lookup | Facility phone, VINE, OPRA, NJDOC/BOP/ICE as needed | No adult-style public roster. |
| Records | Jail, court, prosecutor, and OPRA channels | Protected court, guardian, counsel, and agency channels. |
| Photos | No official Sussex/Morris public adult mugshot roster found | No public juvenile mugshot framing. |
For adult detention facility information, the Morris County Correctional Facility page carries the housing, mail, phone, money, and visitation rules. Juvenile custody questions should stay with the official juvenile channels.
Protected Record Requests
Written records requests involving a juvenile should be handled with care. A requester may need to use the court, counsel, the responsible youth-services office, the detention center, or a law-enforcement agency depending on the record. The Sussex County OPRA page gives the county records route, but OPRA does not guarantee release of juvenile records. It also does not override court confidentiality, privacy protections, medical privacy, safety rules, or active investigation limits.
If the matter concerns an adult who was arrested in Sussex County, use the adult custody and court channels instead: Morris County Correctional Facility for housing, Sussex Sheriff OPRA for sheriff-held corrections or transport records, Sussex Prosecutor OPRA for prosecutor-held records, and NJ Courts for filed charges and dispositions. If the matter concerns a youth, parent, guardian, and counsel channels are the proper starting point.
Note: Juvenile detention information should be verified only through authorized family, counsel, court, or agency channels.