About Juvenile Detention
The Regional Juvenile Detention Center is dedicated to serving the area’s juvenile justice needs by providing safe and secure custody to juveniles between the ages of 10 and 18 who are awaiting court action or transfers to other facilities. Each year the Center temporarily houses approximately 1,200 juveniles. The facility is approximately 25,000 square feet, is situated on 10 acres of land, and has a bed capacity of 44 divided into six self-contained housing units (Pods).
Director's Message
Welcome to the Juvenile Detention website. Hopefully this will provide you the accessibility to staff and our best practice programs. If you need further information, please feel free to contact us.
As Director, I am responsible for a group of young people in Guilford County and throughout North Carolina that have in some way violated the Juvenile codes of this state, their behaviors make our department necessary; In spite of their undisciplined & delinquent behaviors they are OUR future; therefore WE must strive to hold them accountable through a balance of therapeutic and punitive strategies that render hope of them becoming productive citizens.
While rehabilitation of these youth is our primary goal, public safety for the citizens of Guilford County and throughout North Carolina must never be compromised or minimized – youth will be held responsible and accountable for their criminal actions. Through the well trained employees of this department we will teach youth to NOT take for granted the victims or potential victims who deserve a community that is safe for them and their families.
It is my belief that through strong collaboration with community partners and the actions of this department we have an opportunity to change the minds and attitudes of at risk youth here in Guilford County and throughout North Carolina.
Thank you for your interest in the Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center.
Doug Logan
Juvenile Detention Director
Mission
To protect the community from those youth placed in our custody in a safe, secure and humane environment according to Principles of Direct Supervision. The department is committed to creating and maintaining alternatives to detention through community supervision programs that promote education, healthy lifestyles and positive choices for youth and their families.
Vision
To be an organization of well-trained professionals dedicated to the positive development of youth by providing a wide range of services which support the youth’s physical, emotional, educational and social development.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at the USDA's website , from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
1. mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.