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George W Herlich Juvenile Detention Center is a county jail located in Union County, New Jersey. Rated capacity: 76. Reported population: 38. Security level: Juvenile. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
76
Current population
38
Occupancy
50%
Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
juvenile-mixed
Opened
—
Region
New Jersey
Security level
Juvenile
Death-row facility
No
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This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.
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World Prisons. (2026). George W Herlich Juvenile Detention Center. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/george-w-herlich-juvenile-detention-center
"George W Herlich Juvenile Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/george-w-herlich-juvenile-detention-center.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {George W Herlich Juvenile Detention Center},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/george-w-herlich-juvenile-detention-center},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}