The juvenile detention house administration is divided into three departments: Lab Test Department, Educational Assistance Department, and General Affairs Department. A Healthcare Department is organized for detention houses detaining more than three hundred juveniles.

Matters subject to the administration of the Lab Test Department:
1. Investigation of juvenile inmate cases;
2. Mental health tests of juveniles inmates;
3. Collection and filing of juvenile fingerprint and photograph records;
4. Proposal of recommendations for the treatment of juvenile inmates;
5. Providing assistance in the investigation of the social backgrounds of juvenile inmates;
6. Other laboratory test related matters.

Matters subject to the administration of the Educational Assistance Department:
1. Supervision of juvenile inmates’ living conditions and behavior;
2. Teaching and education related matters;
3. Supervision of the skill training programs of juvenile inmates;
4. Recreational activities of juvenile inmates;
5. Escort guarding of juveniles for facility transfer or other out-of-facility transportation;
6. Screening of the correspondences and visitation of juvenile inmates, as well as acceptance of goods to juveniles;
7. Enforcement of juvenile disciplinary measures or actions;
8. Distribution and safe custody of the food and beverages, clothing, linens, and other necessities of juvenile inmates;
9. Designation and management of in-house guard duties;
10. Other education and guidance related matters.

Matters subject to the administration of the Healthcare Department:
1. Administration of the health and hygiene plan and facilities of the detention house;
2. Physical examination matters of juvenile inmates;
3. Prevention and control of communicable diseases;
4. Medical treatment of infirmed juveniles;
5. Infirmary ward management related matters.
6. Dispensing and preparation of medications and storage and management of test implements;
7. Prevention and control of drug abuse and implementation of related counseling matters;
8. Reporting and notification of juvenile illnesses and mortality and related matters;
9. Other healthcare service related matters.
For detention houses without healthcare departments, the foregoing matters shall be under the jurisdiction and responsibility of the Educational Assistance Department.

Matters subject to the administration of the General Affairs Department:
1. Acceptance and distribution, preparation, and custody of documents and related matters;
2. Safekeeping of official seals and related matters;
3. Budget and cashier related matters;
4. Building construction, repair, and renovation and related matters;
5. Juvenile inmate admission and release registration and related matters;
6. Preparation and management of inmate rosters and identification registration books;
7. Food procurement payment, safe custody, account auditing, report production, and related matters;
8. Other matters not attended by the other departments.

Classification and inmate holding capacity of a juvenile detention house are as tabulated in the enclosed table.
The classification applicable to each juvenile detention house shall be determined by the Ministry of Justice pursuant to the inmate holding capacity of the house, and thereafter, the respective classifications shall be submitted to the Executive Yuan for final approval.

A detention house shall have a director possessing a position rank from Recommended Appointment Level 9 to Selected Appointment Level 10, and shall attend to the administration of the detention house and management of the detention house personnel pursuant to the order of the supervisory officer. A deputy director holding a position rank from Recommended Appointment Level 8 to Level 9 shall be assigned to assist the director in attending to his/her duties.

The respective department heads of a juvenile detention house shall hold a position rank from Recommended Appointment Level 7 to Level 8. Moreover, the respective departments shall have the following employees: specialists, investigators, and counselors holding a position rank from Recommended Appointment Level 6 to Level 8; system coordinators holding a position rank from Recommended Appointment Level 7 to Level 8; department staff and technicians holding a position rank from Designated Appointment Level 5 or Recommended Appointment Level 6 to Level 7; chief controllers and operators holding a position rank from Designated Appointment Level 4 to Level 5, and half of positions shall be filled by personnel with a position rank of Recommended Appointment Level 6; controllers and processing clerks holding a position rank of Designated Appointment Level 3 to Level 5; and clerks holding a position rank of Designated Appointment Level 1 to Level 3.
The Healthcare Department head shall have a position rank of Second Grade Medical Practitioner, and physicians, pharmacists, medical technologists and registered nurses shall hold a position rank of Third Grade Medical Practitioner; for assistant pharmacists, medical technicians and nurses, a position rank of Medical Practitioner Aid shall be held.
Coordinators and employees who are not civil servants employed prior to the implementation of the amended Statute shall continue to assume their appointed positions until their resignation.

A juvenile detention house with detention facilities for female inmates shall have a chief holding a position rank of Recommended Appointment Level 7 to Level 8, responsible for managing the female inmate affairs.
The officers appointed to serve chief, chief coordinator, and coordinators of female detention houses or sections should be women.

Candidates for appointment to the positions of director, deputy director, heads of the Lab Test and Educational Assistance Departments, and female detention section chief of a juvenile detention house shall be selected from individuals with the following qualifications:
1. Passed the probation officer civil service examination and acquired eligibility;
2. Passed the juvenile case investigation officer and juvenile probation officer examinations and acquired eligibility;
3. Passed the prison officer qualification examination or crime control special examination and acquired eligibility.
The individuals referred in the foregoing shall have the necessary juvenile protection related educational background and actual experiences and the strong dedication to serve.

A juvenile detention house is equipped with a personnel office under the administration of a chief holding a position rank of Recommended Appointment Level 7 to Level 8 who shall manage personnel related matters as dictated by law. Office staff positions shall be filled according to the provisions of the Statute.

A juvenile detention house is equipped with an accounting office under the administration of a chief holding a position rank of Recommended Appointment Level 7 to Level 8 who shall attend to accounting and budget related matters as dictated by law. Office staff positions shall be filled according to the provisions of the Statute.

A juvenile detention house is equipped with a statistics office under the administration of a chief holding a position rank of Recommended Appointment Level 7 to Level 8 who shall attend to statistics related matters as dictated by law. Office staff positions shall be filled according to the provisions of the Statute.

A juvenile detention house is equipped with an ethics office under the administration of a chief holding a position rank of Recommended Appointment Level 7 to Level 8 who shall attend to ethical matters as dictated by law. For detention houses with simpler organizational structures, ethical matters are planned and administered by the ethics office of the authority having jurisdiction over the particular detention house. Office staff positions shall be filled according to the provisions of the Statute.

The position ranks and levels defined from Article 11 to Article 13 and from Article 15 to Article18 are based on the standards of the rank or level appointment regulated in the related Civil Service Employment Act.
The position ranks or levels of medical personnel are determined pursuant to the provisions of the Statute For Medical Personnel.