N.J. Stat. § 9:11-5: Places of detention

A county youth house may be the place of detention for all persons under the age of 16 years who come within the class mentioned in section 9:11-3 of this Title, but nothing in this article shall forbid imprisonment in a county jail or other county or State institution, or detention in the county jail awaiting trial, or commitment to the care of probation officers under authority of law.

Amended by L.1957, c. 46, p. 82, s. 5.