Juvenile Detention Center
Abandoned for decades, some of Detroit's most violet youth offenders served their time here.
Psychiatric wings for the mentally ill inmates made the prison look and feel more like an asylum than a correctional center.
I shot here several times over the course of a few years, including multiple solo trips during the start of the Pandemic.
The final days provided even more great photographs.
Now demolished,
I'm sad to see this one go...
![Expired film photography](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/f870cd7e-9e77-4f81-9cdd-4637d6fd3707/1/1/12-31-2022-Misc-Detroit-Pentax-67ii-Wayne-County-Juvie-Portra-400VC-Expired-2000-2611-06a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Exterior View ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak 400 VC Expired In 2000
![Prison evacuation plan](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/098b3253-7097-4cc8-a5e0-5932eb5e160c/1/1/03-02-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie--Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-1100-09v2a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Evacuation Plan ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![Cell block jail prison ward](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/164c84c1-570f-46f5-b2ad-c3be39e31bfa/1/1/2019_02_10_Wayne_County_Juvenile_Detention_Center_Pentax67ii_Fuji160NS_658235-08-2022va.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Cell Block ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 160 NS
![Pentax 67ii film photography](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/272b71e3-8cfb-48c6-99f8-6c60eee15559/1/1/2019_02_10_Wayne_County_Juvenile_Detention_Center_Pentax67ii_Fuji400h_658234_2443-02a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
With Out Ping Pong Table ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 160 NS
![Jail cell with bed and mattress](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/78127db4-3d7e-44a3-864a-803f7fcc44ff/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-0681-02a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Green Cell View ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![abandoned jail cell with mattress](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/d2deccc0-2155-4e42-b350-8606ba3d176e/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Fuji-Pro-400H-0682-09a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Pink Cell View ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 400H
![sink jail cell with soap](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/20f7ca05-2c82-470d-9ddf-47096b836fd4/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-0681-06a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Sink Detail ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![cell door abandoned jail carvings](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/b20c5fb5-f29c-4bb3-92a5-5b794946ef67/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-0680-06a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Door Detail ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![abandoned jail cell toilet paper](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/1892bf84-13d3-4236-b497-78af097d47e5/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-0679-09a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Cell With Desk ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![Kodak portra 400 prison jail](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/bcfad393-a60c-4507-b26f-6837b5464915/1/1/0691-%281%29a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Typical Cell Block ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![Demolition prison photos](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1965,2500,1200/0-0-0/ac45a6aa-8752-415c-9035-2d51985e53d3/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii--Kodak-Portra-400-0678-05a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=54c183b5f1c3c2ea0eacd03d40fe625d2fe4fb7c57b186773a7a0b6785a91c79)
Typical Cell Block Demolition ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![Fuji Pro 400 H county jail](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/7284ecec-bef5-4d03-a36c-922a8ba6b028/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Fuji-Pro-400H-0677-02a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Wires Hanging ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 400H
![jail cell with bed](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1965,2500,1200/0-0-0/0d3aa110-7bb4-4da0-9146-36e7dc6993d6/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-0679-05a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=54c183b5f1c3c2ea0eacd03d40fe625d2fe4fb7c57b186773a7a0b6785a91c79)
Cell With Bed Frame ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![name carvings jail door](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/aadf92b4-127b-4b4b-b9b4-5f077f824837/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-0680-08a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Door Detail ii ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![Kodak 400 VC expired film](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/d55f61ed-4d09-42f9-8c63-29b6b5f4d0be/1/1/12-31-2022-Misc-Detroit-Pentax-67ii-Wayne-County-Juvie-Portra-400VC-Expired-2000-2611-08a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Exterior School View ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak 400 VC Expired 2000
![abandoned classroom with desks](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/ae095242-3a97-4902-b5d7-70b17a41d0c0/1/1/2020_02_23_Wayne_County_Juvenile_Detention_Center_Pentax67ii_FujiPro400H_8578-10a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Classroom ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 400H
![abandoned school in a prison with clock](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1965,2500,1200/0-0-0/f83f3857-00d2-44e2-bffd-711f3b526193/1/1/8913_01-%2810%29a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=54c183b5f1c3c2ea0eacd03d40fe625d2fe4fb7c57b186773a7a0b6785a91c79)
School Area ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 400H
![abandoned prison gym full of desks and chairs](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2250,2250,1600,2250/0-0-0/b7207342-23ae-4c28-a291-a6fdb32a4dac/1/1/2020_08_01_Courville_Burbank_Charlevoix_Wayne_Co_Juvie_Hasselblad_500CM_Kodak_Portra400_3194-3104-%286%29a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=ed00186a244d65d219ad415eb7f1678f27c5c3809a6295b0ff3e1d2127015090)
Gymnasium ~ Hasselblad 500C/M ~ Kodak Portra 400
![Jail Recreation yard](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1965,2500,1200/0-0-0/f67fec8b-eebc-478d-b188-0990f0fbbeb8/1/1/2019_02_10_Wayne_County_Juvenile_Detention_Center_Pentax67ii_Fuji160NS_658235_2444-v2022-10a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=54c183b5f1c3c2ea0eacd03d40fe625d2fe4fb7c57b186773a7a0b6785a91c79)
Recreation Area ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 160 NS
![Prison yard](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/352965ca-9805-4025-adab-887627c42b7f/1/1/Waycon-County-Juvie-Summer-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Prison Yard Summer ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![abandoned prison yard](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/3864e743-3169-4df4-a3f1-09d06c8c01b4/1/1/Waycon-County-Juvie-Winter-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Prison Yard Autumn ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![cell block controls prison jail juvenile detention center](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/8b178594-4efb-469f-bf1c-b8e83f4420cc/1/1/2019_02_10_Wayne_County_Juvenile_Detention_Center_Pentax67ii_Fuji160NS_658235_2444-05-03-2023-V1a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Cell Block Controls ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 160 NS
![abandoned juvie](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/d630ac31-0285-4dbe-8f63-08c986f70cb0/1/1/2019_02_10_Wayne_County_Juvenile_Detention_Center_Pentax67ii_Fuji160NS_658235-06-2022va.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Decorated Cell Block ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 160 NS
![abandoned film photography](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1965,2500,1200/0-0-0/f7f8401d-5f6f-4f48-8581-1777155c7f73/1/1/02-22-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-0680-03a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=54c183b5f1c3c2ea0eacd03d40fe625d2fe4fb7c57b186773a7a0b6785a91c79)
Decorated Cell Block Demolition View ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![psychiatric wing](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1800,1600,1800/0-0-0/4e1545c4-bf8c-4bcf-a6dc-e2fc6a834490/1/1/000432310002-2023va.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=877732145fa5a6a630a060db5653af4524542aa566fff6961ff620ac21bf838a)
Psychiatric Wing ~ Hasselblad 500 C/M ~ Kodak Portra 400
![abandoned psychiatric wing](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1800,1600,1800/0-0-0/f16f8764-2404-47f1-aafe-783f958ca5d3/1/1/000432310001-2023va.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=877732145fa5a6a630a060db5653af4524542aa566fff6961ff620ac21bf838a)
Psychiatric Wing ii ~ Hasselblad 500 C/M ~ Kodak Portra 400
![prison psychiatric wing](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,1964,2500,1600,2500/0-0-0/a7c09942-e59e-41a9-842d-5c3bb2b55ace/1/1/03-02-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie--Pentax-67ii-Kodak-Portra-400-1100-03a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=8d00acca44bfc0391a627242c96b1aa4c969ee87893a5565bacca93642925981)
Psychiatric Wing iii ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Kodak Portra 400
![doctor office jail abandoned](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1964,2500,1200/0-0-0/78ac9641-d101-40f6-82ec-69c3d658e21c/1/1/2019_02_10_Wayne_County_Juvenile_Detention_Center_Pentax67ii_Fuji160NS_658235_2444-04a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=1a36e8a6cfa7b97a22b11d75383aa491f67956a3c70f56de07ecb4e22d1e8d51)
Dr.'s Office ~ Pentax 67ii ~ Fuji Pro 160 NS
![optometrist office](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,1922,1923,1600,1923/0-0-0/e468c1d2-f08e-4a02-9925-e6d350d18bb0/1/1/000432310007v4b.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=c04816780b7bff364a08119eb7277c6e2e9db2d96c8e58f55a77a37b6a303b58)
Optometrist's Office ~ Hasselblad 500C/M ~ Kodak Portra 400
![abandoned doctor office](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1988,2500,1200/0-0-0/e5d82c84-fa17-4fa9-a40d-45946e0aa077/1/1/03-02-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1098-06a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=3636da0c5dd95fdf780472131a8e5d2e99694068c4907f3d425fa073271e2d3a)
Dr's Office Demolition View ~ Contax 645 ~ Kodak Portra 400
![ping pong table contax 645](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1986,2500,1200/0-0-0/2c7cfd02-62f9-467a-8fff-caec02ad4634/1/1/03-02-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1098-16a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=5227860aa348e4f9c817f5fb32e262d5eff15aff3ad3ef19ae493b3369fb1be1)
Ping Pong Table ~ Contax 645 ~ Kodak Portra 400
![jail demolition prison photos](https://format.creatorcdn.com/7db8499e-c03a-469f-aae3-2cb7d293813d/0/0/0/0,0,2500,1897,2500,1200/0-0-0/713051bd-5ce7-4f6a-9121-c06652feb5c8/1/1/03-14-2023-Wayne-County-Juvie-Contax-645-Kodak-Portra-400-1717-16a.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037578974~hmac=3b5ca3a56b506879302c5fd0f893f217879ac7072f0fb9e002d787ae1efad7a4)
The End Is The Beginning Is The End ~ Contax 645 ~ Kodak Portra 400