Place of detention of children

§ 16–2313. Place of detention of children (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, a child may not be placed in or committed to any prison, jail, or lockup, or be taken into custody, detained, or transferred from place to place, where he may be brought in contact or communication with an adult convicted of crime or under arrest and charged with crime. (b) A child 16 years of age or older, whose habits or conduct are deemed such as to constitute a menace to other children, may, with the consent of a judge or Director of Social Work, be placed in a jail or other place of detention for adults, but in a room or ward separate from adults. (c) The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia or its authorized representative shall make adequate provision for the temporary detention of children within its jurisdiction in a detention home or in boarding homes selected for the purpose.