Norfolk Juvenile Detention Center

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5800 Lowery Road
Norfolk, VA 23502

Telephone Numbers and Contact Information
(757) 441-5667 Main
(757) 441-5564 Fax

Operating Agency: Norfolk Department of Human Services
Agency Type: Local/City/County
Person in charge: Pete Withers Superintendent
Hours of operation: 24 Hours/7 Days Week.
Fees: No fees charged.
Eligibility requirements: Persons under the age of 18 with charges pending in the Juvenile or Circuit Courts.
Intake Procedure: Court referral.
Area Served: Norfolk, Accomack County, & Northampton County.

About the program:
Provides detention care for juveniles who are before the Juvenile Court. The secure unit provides maximum secure detention for those children found to be not suitable for any other type of pre-dispositional care. Both boys and girls are housed in the facility, but are segregated by separate living and sleeping quarters.