Manatee Regional Detention Center

very professional, organized, clean, structured and well maintained. make sure you are there 15 minutes before the scheduled visitation time.

Would be nice if they could make up their mind about what time they open the doors for visiting hours!! Either it's fifteen minutes earlier than the scheduled visiting time or its at the scheduled visiting time , or even minutes after! Also it appears that the guards a are a little too lax with the kids! I was there visiting my son and witnessed one inmate throw his chair in the visitors room , then proceeded to pound on one of the doors ( there are two doors) in the room , as the kids were gathering together to be led back to their cells!! Since no one separated this angry kid , he got his ass beat ....more than likely started something with the wrong kid....the angry kid that got beat up went to the hospital ...in court the next day , the judge said the parents could take him home after he gets out of the hospital! This little jerk got out of detention for stirring up trouble and getting his ass beat!! Theres all new guards there , and they are not keeping these kids in line like they used to!! The old guards had those kids walking to and from with their hands behind their backs in single file!! When this kid threw his chair in the room where parents were visiting there kids , thats when he should have called for back up immediately!!