Scott County JAF Overview
Scott County Juvenile Alternative Facility, often shortened to JAF, is operated by Scott County at the Valley View Drive campus in Jordan. The official county page describes coed residential services and non-secure detention services for youth ages 11 through 17. Youth may be placed there after being taken into custody for a delinquent offense, probation violation, warrant, or 72-hour health and safety hold when placement criteria are met.
The facility's purpose is different from Scott County Jail. JAF is framed as a least restrictive approach for youth involved in the juvenile justice system, using community resources, family-based services, assessments, evaluations, and treatment planning. It should not be described as an adult jail, a public mugshot source, or a county jail roster facility. Adult jail roster rules do not control how youth information is shared with parents, guardians, counsel, probation, or court staff.
The county's wording is important because it describes residential and non-secure detention services together. A youth may be placed for assessment, safety, probation-related action, a warrant, or post-disposition programming. Those categories are not the same as adult pretrial jail housing. They can involve juvenile court orders, family service plans, mental-health needs, and treatment goals that are not visible in public adult custody tools.
Adult custody questions should stay with Sheriff Luke Hennen's county jail sources, including the Scott County Jail overview, the Scott County Jail Roster, and the Scott County Jail Data Request page. Those links are not JAF lookup tools; they are the adult-jail channels readers should use when the person is not a youth in a juvenile placement.
The county's Juvenile Alternative Facility page provides the official facility overview and contact details.
The county page is the source for the facility's youth age range, non-secure services, address, phone, fax, and program list.
Scott County JAF Lookup Limits
Scott County JAF is not an adult inmate lookup source. The public Scott County Jail roster is for adult county jail custody and limited jail records, not a list of youth housed at JAF. Juvenile records often involve separate privacy, court, probation, family, and placement rules. Families should use the facility, parent packet, referral materials, assigned probation staff, counsel, or juvenile court contacts for case-specific information.
That does not mean families lack a path. It means the path is permission-based and case-specific. A parent or guardian may need to use the parent packet, speak with JAF staff, work through probation, or follow a juvenile court order. A public web search is a poor fit for these records because youth placement details can be limited by law, safety needs, and the terms of the youth's case plan.
- Start with the official Scott County JAF phone number when a youth's placement or family contact rule needs confirmation.
- Use the parent packet, referral form, or official facility materials when those documents apply to the youth's placement.
- Contact the assigned probation officer, attorney, or juvenile court channel for case status, hearings, and court-ordered conditions.
- Do not search the adult jail roster expecting youth placement, mugshots, or public juvenile custody records.
- For an adult booked into Scott County Jail, use the county jail roster and jail phone instead.
That separation is important for families and for search accuracy. A youth held at JAF may have restrictions on contact, release of information, and visits that differ from the adult jail. An adult held at the jail may have public arrest data, booking records, and roster information under separate Minnesota law.
Scott County JAF Contact
Use the facility contact information for questions about the Juvenile Alternative Facility itself. For a specific youth, staff may have to follow juvenile privacy rules before sharing details. Parents and guardians should be ready to identify their relationship to the youth and follow the facility's parent or guardian process.
If the question is about a criminal case involving an adult, the sheriff's jail and court channels are the correct route. If the question is about a youth at JAF, the facility, juvenile probation, counsel, or the assigned court process will usually be more useful. Asking the right office first prevents delays and avoids using adult jail services, such as commissary deposits or booking-photo requests, for a youth facility that has different rules.
Scott County Juvenile Alternative Facility
17681 Valley View Drive
Jordan, MN 55352
952-496-8950
Fax: 952-496-8955
Facility Type
Regional, non-secure juvenile facility
Operator: Scott County
Youth ages 11-17
Delinquency, probation violation, warrant, and 72-hour health and safety holds when criteria are met
Scott County JAF Population
The research file did not locate an official capacity number, average daily population, or current youth count for Scott County JAF. Because youth facility data is not the same as adult jail population reporting, no capacity or count should be inferred from the adult jail figures. Scott County Jail's 264-bed facility description and PREA audit numbers apply to the adult jail in Shakopee, not to the youth facility in Jordan.
| Measure | Status in research | How to handle it |
|---|---|---|
| Published capacity | Not located in official source | Use the facility contact or official county materials rather than estimates. |
| Current youth count | Not located in official source | Do not treat adult roster counts as JAF counts. |
| Age range | Documented | Youth ages 11-17. |
| Facility role | Documented | Coed residential and non-secure detention services. |
Scott County JAF Visiting
The research file did not provide exact visiting days, hours, scheduling rules, money rules, or fee schedules for Scott County JAF. Those details should not be invented from adult jail policies. Families should use the facility, parent packet, official contacts, assigned staff, or court/probation instructions for current visiting and communication rules.
| Topic | Documented status | Best source |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting schedule | Exact days and hours not in research | Call 952-496-8950 or use the parent packet. |
| Approved visitors | Case-specific rules likely apply | Facility staff, parent packet, probation, or court order. |
| Mail or calls | Exact rules not in research | Facility staff or official family materials. |
| Money or fees | Exact rules not in research | Facility contacts. Do not use adult jail commissary rules unless told by the facility. |
This approach protects accuracy. Adult jail rules on ICSolutions visits, GTL messaging, Keefe commissary, Access Corrections deposits, and booking-photo requests belong to Scott County Jail. They were not documented as JAF rules in the research file.
Scott County JAF Programs
The official JAF program list is focused on youth assessment, safety, and transition rather than adult incarceration. Documented services include a 30-day psychological evaluation program, health and safety holds, non-secure safety holds, post-disposition programming, Scott County Mental Health services, transitional services, and treatment plans. These programs fit the county's stated least restrictive model, which looks to community resources and family-based services when possible.
The program language also shows why JAF records should not be flattened into adult custody terms. A youth may be there for evaluation, a court-related hold, safety planning, or services after disposition. Those pathways can involve family participation, mental-health assessment, probation direction, and treatment planning. The right question is often not just whether a youth is in custody, but which official contact can explain permitted communication and next steps.
| Program or service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 30-day psychological evaluation program | Assessment and evaluation for youth needs and placement planning. |
| Health and safety holds | Short-term safety placement when criteria are met. |
| Non-secure safety holds | Least restrictive safety response outside adult jail custody. |
| Post-disposition programming | Services after juvenile court disposition. |
| Scott County Mental Health services | Behavioral-health support for eligible youth. |
| Transitional services and treatment plans | Planning for release, family support, and ongoing services. |
Scott County Juvenile Records
Juvenile facility information should be handled with more care than adult jail data. Minnesota law makes many adult arrest and incarceration details public at the originating law-enforcement agency, but juvenile matters often involve different access rules and case-specific limits. JAF also links official FAQs, a parent packet, a referral form, and Minnesota juvenile facility rules, which are better sources than adult booking pages for families dealing with a youth placement.
The adult records vocabulary can also mislead families. Terms like inmate, mugshot, commissary, and jail roster are common for the county jail, but they do not describe the JAF process well. The safer vocabulary is youth, placement, program, parent packet, probation, and juvenile court. That language matches the official county source and keeps the facility from being confused with the adult jail in Shakopee.
For adult jail custody, the correct source is the Scott County Jail roster and jail phone. For sentenced adult women in state prison, the correct source is the Minnesota DOC Locator. For youth at JAF, use official facility or juvenile-case contacts. The distinction prevents a common error: treating a youth placement as if it should produce an adult jail mugshot, public booking profile, or commissary account. For adult local custody details, see the Scott County Jail facility page.
Note: Confirm contact, visiting, and release-of-information rules with JAF before travel or sending anything for a youth.