Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall

Start with a call to 209-525-5400. Staff will ask your relationship and your child's name and date of birth. The officer who takes a youth into custody has a legal duty to notify a parent, guardian or relative right away (WIC 627).

No public roster of youth exists. WIC 827 makes juvenile files confidential. Use the phone: 209-525-5400.

Visiting times:

• Thursday: check in at 5:45 PM; visit 6:15 to 7:15 PM
• Sunday: check in at 12:15 PM; visit 12:45 to 1:45 PM
• Unit 7: Thursday 8:00 to 9:00 PM; Sunday 11:00 AM to noon

Schedules shift; check with 209-525-5400 first.

Who can come: Parents, guardians and supportive adults approved ahead of time.

On arrival:

• Bring a photo ID.

Call 209-525-5400 to make sure your visit is approved. This is kept private to protect the minor.

Within one hour of being brought in, your child may make at least two calls, one to family (or an employer) and one to a lawyer (WIC 627). Calls are free. Calls only go out: your child can call you, but family can't call in. Call 209-525-5400 to ask how calls work for your child. More detail is kept private to protect the minor.

Write to:

Resident's Full Name
Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall
2215 Blue Gum Avenue
Modesto, CA 95358

• Postage is provided for your child to write back.
• Staff inspect all mail. Check with 209-525-5400 before you add photos.
• Always write your name and return address.

WIC 628 puts the first decision on probation, which must release to a parent, guardian or relative unless detention is urgently needed. Next comes the 48-hour petition deadline (WIC 631, weekends and holidays excluded), then a detention hearing no later than the next court day (WIC 632). The Stanislaus County juvenile court for the hearing: Superior Court, Juvenile Court, 2260 Floyd Ave., Modesto, CA 95358.

For hearing dates, call the court. For day-to-day questions, call 209-525-5400. Court numbers:

• Stanislaus County: Court 209-530-3100 option 8

Youth go to school while they are held, and the center offers health care, recreation and counseling. The Juvenile Commitment Facility is on the same campus. Medication and school details are kept private to protect the minor; call 209-525-5400.

It takes a transfer hearing. The prosecutor files the motion; the youth must be at least 16 and accused of a 707(b) offense or felony, unless 14 or 15 and not apprehended until juvenile jurisdiction ended. Clear and convincing evidence that rehabilitation in juvenile court can't succeed is required (WIC 707). A transferred case follows adult release and bail rules; ask the lawyer about the hearing. The Stanislaus County hearing would be at Superior Court, Juvenile Court, 2260 Floyd Ave., Modesto, CA 95358.