PITTSBURGH — An 11-year-old boy accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee was moved Wednesday from a county jail to a juvenile detention center, where authorities say his needs will be better served.

Jordan Brown remains charged as an adult in the shooting death of 26-year-old Kenzie Marie Houk and her unborn son. But authorities felt he could not be accommodated at the Lawrence County Jail, where he had been housed since his arrest. A judge agreed and on Tuesday ordered the boy moved. Pennsylvania law allows for minors to be charged as adults but be housed in juvenile centers.

Brown's grandmother, Grace Krause, said she cannot "fathom that he (Brown) would do that."

"Nobody can make me believe he did it," Krause said. "I just wish I could hold him and let him know how much I love him."

The daily schedule at the Allencrest Juvenile Detention Center is rigid, with wake up at 7:45 a.m. and bedtime depending on behavior, but it is tailored for children, the facility's assistant director Lynwood Alford said.

For example, at the juvenile center, northwest of Pittsburgh, Brown will be able to continue his schooling. The children have about three and a half hours of schooling daily, and center officials already have talked with the local school district to get material suited for a fifth-grader, Alford said.

At the county jail, for Brown to shower, an entire cellblock of up to 63 inmates had to be locked down, Lawrence County Warden Charles Adamo said.

In Allencrest, each resident has his or her own room with a toilet and sink, Alford said. While the residents share a shower area, each one uses it separately.

Currently, there are 12 residents at the facility.