Red River Valley Juvenile Center

***NOTICE***

Updated February 21, 2024

The Red River Valley Juvenile Center (RRVJC) located in Crookston, MN, is currently accepting Non-Secure & Secure detention placements from member & non-member counties. 

Secure Detention

Law Enforcement may request to place a juvenile 24/7 by contacting the facility at (218) 470-8327.  The Juvenile Custody Officer will request information to complete a Risk Assessment Instrument as required by MN Statute.  The Risk Assessment Instrument will be used to determine if the juvenile may be housed on the Secure side of the facility, may be admitted to the Non-Secure side of the facility, or if alternative options should be considered. 

Probation agencies may request to place a juvenile for Programming or a Behavioral Evaluation by contacting Program Director Kyle Allen at (218) 470-8321 or e-mail at kyle.allen@co.polk.mn.us to discuss placement options.

Non-Secure Detention

Agencies may request to place a juvenile for Programming or a Behavioral Evaluation by contacting Program Director Kyle Allen at (218) 470-8321 or e-mail at kyle.allen@co.polk.mn.us to discuss placement options.  Agencies may contact the facility 24/7 to inquire on an emergency placement.  Telephone:  (218) 470-8323

Note: For student educational records requests, please contact the Crookston School District's Education Department at (218) 281-2144 ext. 2303.

The Red River Valley Juvenile Center (RRVJC) located in Crookston, MN has been serving Northwest Minnesota since 1997.  The RRVJC provides placement options to include (8) non-secure detention and (8) secure detention beds for male and female adolescents from 10 to 18 years of age.

The RRVJC is operated by Tri-County Community Corrections and accepts referrals from Minnesota and North Dakota.  The facility is licensed by the Minnesota Department of Corrections and is Title IV-E eligible through the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Non-secure placements include status offenses, Children in Need of Protective Services (CHIPS) holds, voluntary placements, behavioral evaluations and programming.

Secure detention placements for up to (90) days include new criminal citations, court holds, probation violations, behavior evaluations and programming.  The facility can also provide secure detention services for extended jurisdiction juvenile matters up to the age of 21.

Facility programming utilizes a person-centered approach by targeting risk and need areas identified through the use of assessments, such as the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) or Casey Life Skills.  Individualized case plans are developed based on specific risk/need areas identified in these assessments.

Core programming includes the use of cognitive behavioral programming using the Decision Points curriculum and Carey Guides to target specific risk behaviors and attitudes to help support positive adolescent behavioral changes.

Additional programming includes Life Skills, (6) hours of daily education provided by the local school district, Sexual Health Education, Aggression Replacement Training and Resiliency Group.