New Jersey Code § 9:11-5

Places of detention
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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.

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