Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility Overview
Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility, also identified in state material as Portage County Juvenile Detention Center, is operated by the Portage County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division. It is located at the same Law Enforcement Center address as the adult jail, but it serves a different legal population. The facility is for juveniles detained under juvenile court authority, not adults booked into Portage County Jail after arrest.
The county Corrections Division page states that the division operates both the Portage County Jail and the Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility. The same public source identifies Rocky Bolder as Juvenile Detention Superintendent. A Wisconsin DOC facility-location list identifies the Portage County Juvenile Detention Center at 1500 Strongs Avenue in Stevens Point as a county juvenile detention facility. No county public page located in the research published a public juvenile capacity figure, and no public juvenile roster was located.
The county's Corrections Division page is the official local source tying juvenile detention to the Sheriff's Office Corrections Division and its facility leadership.
That source supports the facility's operator and contact context, while juvenile custody details still require authorized channels rather than public roster browsing.
Juvenile Detention Capacity and Population
The public county pages reviewed did not locate a rated-bed capacity for Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility. The safest statement is that it is a county juvenile detention facility identified in the state facility-location source, with custody information handled under juvenile confidentiality and eligibility rules. Public adult jail capacity figures should not be copied onto this facility because the 79-bed current capacity and 196-bed replacement plan refer to the adult jail project.
Portage County budget material does provide juvenile detention average daily population figures split between Portage County youth and youth from other counties. The FY 2026 public safety budget reports Portage County youth juvenile detention ADP of 1.6 in 2023, 1.4 in 2024, and 1.3 as of June 30, 2025. It also reports other-county youth juvenile detention ADP of 5.6 in 2023, 5.2 in 2024, and 4.2 as of June 30, 2025. Those are workload measures, not a public roster and not a guarantee that any named youth is or was detained.
How to Check Juvenile Detention Information
There is no public juvenile roster for Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility in the official sources reviewed. Juvenile custody information is not searched the same way as adult jail custody, and it should not be treated as a county mugshot or current-inmate listing. Families and legally authorized parties should contact the juvenile detention facility, juvenile court authorities, counsel, or the agency that created the record. Public or third-party searches should not be used to confirm a juvenile's detention status.
- Use the juvenile detention phone number for facility contact when a parent, guardian, attorney, or authorized person needs routing information.
- Use juvenile court or counsel for court authority, hearings, release conditions, and legal status questions.
- Use the sheriff record request form only when the requester fits an eligible juvenile-record category and can provide required documentation.
- Use adult systems, such as Wisconsin VINE, WCCA, DOC, BOP, or ICE, only when the person or record is actually in that adult or non-juvenile system.
Adult custody channels remain important for avoiding confusion. Wisconsin VINELink is the local public custody-status channel for Wisconsin jail inmates, not a public juvenile detention roster. Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is used for public adult circuit court cases after filing. The Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator covers sentenced state-prison or DOC custody, not county juvenile detention. Federal BOP and ICE locators are separate federal systems.
Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility Address and Contact
The public contact point for the juvenile detention facility is separate from the adult jail phone line. The facility is listed at the Law Enforcement Center address in Stevens Point. Because juvenile information is protected, callers should be prepared for identity, authority, and documentation questions. General public callers should not expect staff to confirm a juvenile's custody or release information without a lawful basis.
Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility
1500 Strongs Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-1263
Juvenile Detention Superintendent: Rocky Bolder.
Portage County Sheriff's Office
1500 Strongs Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-1400
Use for general Law Enforcement Center and sheriff records routing.
Visiting a Juvenile at Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility
The research did not locate a public juvenile visitation schedule comparable to the adult jail's Reliance video visitation schedule. Juvenile visitation and contact are usually governed by facility rules, court authority, safety requirements, the youth's legal status, and the visitor's relationship or authorization. Do not apply the adult jail's public video visitation windows to juvenile detention unless the facility gives that instruction directly.
Parents, guardians, attorneys, and other authorized parties should contact the juvenile detention facility or the court-connected authority before traveling. Identification, relationship verification, court orders, no-contact restrictions, school obligations, attorney access, and facility operations may affect whether a visit is allowed. Public content should remain narrow because juvenile detention information is not meant to function like an adult public inmate roster.
| Visitor / Contact Type | Access Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Parent or guardian | Call juvenile detention or follow court instructions | Expect relationship or legal authority verification before information is shared. |
| Attorney or approved professional | Coordinate through the facility and court process | Professional access is distinct from public adult jail visitation. |
| General public | No public roster or open visitation channel located | Juvenile custody and records are protected differently from adult jail records. |
Mail, Phone, and Personal Contact for Juvenile Detention
The official research did not locate a juvenile-specific public mail, phone, commissary, or deposit schedule. Adult jail rules for Reliance Mail Connect, JailATM, Stellar Teller, and sentenced adult jail fees should not be copied onto the juvenile facility without facility confirmation. Juvenile detention contact rules may depend on court orders, parent or guardian status, school programming, safety plans, and the youth's case needs.
| Topic | Use This Rule |
|---|---|
| Ask juvenile detention for the current approved method before sending mail or packages. | |
| Phone contact | Follow facility instructions and any juvenile court limits on contact. |
| Money or property | Confirm directly with juvenile detention because adult inmate-account rules may not apply. |
Juvenile Intake and Detention Records
Juvenile detention intake is not the same as adult jail booking. Adult booking records may involve public-records requests, WCCA for filed adult court cases, VINE for jail custody status, and jail phone confirmation. Juvenile detention involves juvenile court authority and protected records. Public sources reviewed did not provide a step-by-step juvenile intake article, so the content should stay limited to the documented facility, operator, contact number, superintendent, and protected-records process.
The Portage County Sheriff's record request form has a dedicated juvenile-record section. It requires eligibility information and documentation rather than treating juvenile records as ordinary public adult booking records. The form's eligible categories include biological parent, adoptive parent, court-appointed guardian, legal custodian, certain nonmarital biological father, a juvenile age 14 or older requesting their own report, victim, victim's insurer, insurance or attorney with signed release, and school administrator. Each request still must be reviewed under applicable law.
Public Records Limits for Juvenile Detention
Wisconsin's public-records statutes, including Wis. Stat. 19.31 and Wis. Stat. 19.35, support access to many government records, but juvenile information is a major limit. Portage County's sheriff records process says requests are evaluated under Wis. Stat. 19.35 and other applicable law. A juvenile detention request may be released, redacted, restricted, or denied depending on the requester's eligibility, the record type, the youth's status, court rules, privacy protections, and public-interest balancing.
The sheriff records process is still useful when a requester has proper authority. Portage County accepts records requests through the Sheriff's Records Division, mail, in-person channels, email routing, NextRequest, and the PDF request form. A requester should include precise identifying information, the incident or case date, case number if known, contact information, and the documentation required for juvenile eligibility. The public should not expect mugshots, current custody lists, or juvenile profiles to be posted online.
The county's Open Records Requests page explains the sheriff records channels, basic request details, fees, and statutory review process used by Portage County.
For juvenile detention, that records channel is only a starting point because eligibility and confidentiality rules control what can be confirmed or released.
Adult Jail, Juvenile Detention, DOC, and Federal Custody
Portage County has one adult county jail and one county juvenile detention facility in the facility map. Portage County Jail is the adult custody facility for pretrial detainees, locally sentenced inmates, Huber work or school release participants, and adults awaiting transfer or release. Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility is for juveniles under juvenile detention authority. These categories should remain separate because the access rules, court process, public-record boundaries, and public search options are different.
| Custody Type | Where to Look |
|---|---|
| Adult county jail custody | Wisconsin VINE, Portage County Jail phone, sheriff records request, and WCCA after court filing. |
| Juvenile detention | Juvenile detention facility, juvenile court authority, counsel, and eligible sheriff juvenile-record request. |
| State prison or DOC custody | Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator after sentencing or DOC custody. |
| Federal or immigration custody | BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator, depending on the agency. |
No Wisconsin DOC adult institution, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was located physically inside Portage County in the reviewed sources. Columbia Correctional Institution should not be listed as a Portage County facility because it is in the city of Portage in Columbia County, Wisconsin, not Portage County.
About Portage County Juvenile Detention Facility
The juvenile detention facility is part of the broader Corrections Division operation at the Law Enforcement Center. The Corrections Division material says the division operates the juvenile detention facility and lists a full-time teacher assigned by Stevens Point School District to the Juvenile Detention Center. The same broader correctional-services context references youth mentoring and support services, but adult jail handbook rules should not be copied as if every adult rule applies to youth in detention.
The most important public-facing fact is the boundary between adult lookup and juvenile confidentiality. Adult jail custody can be checked through VINE, jail phone, records request, WCCA, and separate state or federal locators when appropriate. Juvenile detention information is handled through direct authorized channels and eligibility-based records review. That distinction protects youth records while still giving families and authorized parties a practical path to the correct office.
Note: Confirm authorization, contact rules, and any visit or records process directly with juvenile detention before taking action.