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DETENTION VISITS
Personal Visits
All personal visitors must be approved by your child’s Probation Officer and are limited to parents, grandparents, or guardians whose rights have not been terminated. Visitation will be denied to parents/ guardians if the court record / social file contains documentation that visitation is detrimental to the youth. Only two people ages 21 and over may visit at a time.
Detention Visitation
Visit Phone Calls
Days | Times |
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Wednesday | Evening (after 4 p.m.) |
Thursday (Plus Party) | Evening (after 4 p.m.) |
Saturday | Morning (after 9 a.m.) |
Sunday In-Person Visit Schedule (Begins 11/20)
Periods | Times |
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1st Registration Period | 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
1st Visitation Period | 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. |
2nd Registration Period | 1:45 to 2 p.m. |
2nd Visitation Period | 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
Visiting Procedures
View more information including visiting rules, visit search rules, search procedures, and registration.
IN PERSON VISITATION SUNDAY
- Approved visitors must bring valid ID
- Must be dressed appropriately
- No children left unattended in the lobby
- Visitation sessions can be ended at the discretion of staff supervising it
- Approved visitors can attend ONE of the two sessions
- Arrive 10 minutes prior to the session to check in
- Visitors must be in good health to enter (ie, no flu/Covid/coughing, temperature etc)
- Visitors must wear a face mask to visit youth
- Use lockers provided to store personal items including cell phones, keys, coats, purses etc.
- Visitors must pass through a metal detector and or wanded for entry.
- No outside food/drinks brought in
- No passing or accepting letters/notes/other items
- Appropriate conversation/no discussion of other youth
- The staff person conducting visitation can deny entry of a visitor
NOTE: YOUTH THAT DO NOT RECEIVE AN IN PERSON VISITIATION DO NOT GET A VISITATION PHONE CALL THIS DAY
VISITATION PHONE CALLS WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY
- Can call those on approved list
- All calls are on speaker with a staff present
- Can make one successful call on the shift
- Cannot split calls amongst Contact List
- If a youth refuses to make call, they may not make a call later in the day
- Calls are 8-minutes in length
- No three-way calling or having other family members/friends on the line
- The call can be ended at the discretion of staff
- Any adjustments to call times must be approved in writing by the Program Manager
PLUS PARTY PHONE CALL
- Can call those on approved list
- All calls are on speaker with a staff present
- Can make one successful call on the shift
- Cannot split calls amongst Contact List
- If a youth refuses to make a call, they may not make a call later in the day
- Calls are five-minutes in length
- No three-way calling or having other family members/friends on the line
- The call can be ended at the discretion of staff
- Any adjustments to call times must be approved in writing by the Program Manager
Youths are allowed to send mail to people on their approved visitor list. The Youth Center will provide you with paper, stamps and envelopes. A staff person will inspect mail to make sure it is appropriate. Youths will get your mail on the day it arrives.