Chelan County Juvenile Detention

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Chelan County Juvenile Detention
Phil Jans, Juvenile Court Administrator Corey
Stephens, Juvenile Detention Manager Chelan
County Juvenile Court
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Chelan County Juvenile Detention Quick Facts

• Opened in July, 1998.
• 50-bed capacity.
• Four living units.
• Average daily population (2015) 11.1
• Average length of stay (2015) 7.2 days

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Lobby Entrance
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Sally Port Entrance
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Sally Port Bay
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Intake Area

• Procedure

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Intake Area
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Medical Room
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Classroom Views
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Central Control Room Exterior
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Living Unit Dayroom
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Double Occupancy Cell View
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Single Occupancy Cell View
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Living Unit Outdoor Recreation Area View
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Professional Visitation Room
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Non-contact Visitation Room
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Contact Visitation Room
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Group Visitation Room
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Gymnasium Views

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Commercial Kitchen Views
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Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center Offered
Services

• 24-hour Crisis Counseling Referral Custody
  staff refer to Catholic Family Child Services
  when youth are in crisis or at risk for self
  harm. A Designated Mental Health Professional
  (DMHP) comes to the facility to evaluate youth
  for possible commitment. A mental health
  counselor is provided for youth in crisis.
• Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention All
  residents are administered the Mental Health
  Juvenile Detention Admission Tool (MH-JDAT)
  during book-in. Those who show signs of self harm
  are placed on a suicide level system. Staff
  provide 24-hour in-person supervision for Level 1
  youth, those at high risk for suicide.
• Behavior Modification An incentivized formal
  point system is used to reward appropriate
  behavior and correct behavior problems. Youth
  exhibiting specialized behavior needs are
  assessed for suitability of specialized
  programming placement.
• Safety and Security Focus - Keeping residents
  safe and secure is our highest priority. Strip
  and frisk searches are performed according to
  applicable RCWs and agency policy. Extensive
  daily logging and incident reports are kept.
• School Notification - School districts are
  notified when students are detained and released,
  to address attendance requirements.
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Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center Offered
Services continued

• Recreational Activities - Corrections staff
  supervise and coordinate daily recreational
  activities within the facility.
• Designated Family Visits - Regular visitation
  hours are scheduled for family visits.
  Visitation hours are scheduled as follows 615
  to 815 p.m. on Tuesdays, 130 to 400 p.m. on
  weekends, and 900 to 1045 a.m. and 130 to 400
  p.m. on holidays. Special visitation is allowed
  at the discretion of the probation counselor.
• Professional visits Attorneys, therapists, and
  other professionals working with youth are
  encouraged to visit in the facility and are
  scheduled at the time most convenient to the
  professional.
• Narcotics Anonymous Panel Volunteers from
  Narcotics Anonymous facilitate monthly resident
  groups onsite.
• Contempt Purging Staff work with youth who are
  confined for civil contempt (truants, At Risk
  Youth) to facilitate their completion of
  court-assigned purge packets.

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Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center Offered
Services continued

• Chaplaincy Program Volunteers from the Chelan
  County Regional Justice Center chaplaincy program
  offer spiritual guidance to detention residents
  three times per week.
• Institutional Education Program Students are
  offered an individualized curriculum through
  Wenatchee School District. School program staff
  include one special education certified teacher,
  one para-educator, and a part-time school
  secretary. The curriculum is adjusted to meet
  each students needs. Individual Educational
  Plans (IEP) are adhered to for special education
  students. GED preparation is offered as well as
  computer-assisted career exploration activities.
• Yoga practitioner facilitates yoga for 1-hour
  each week to youth as component of PE for
  institutional education program.
• Book talks North Central Regional Library
  offers bi-weekly book talks facilitated by Teen
  Programs Coordinator. In addition to ongoing
  supply of reading material for library.
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Contact Information

• Phil Jans, Chelan County Juvenile Court
  Administrator
• [phone]
• Phil.Jans_at_co.chelan.wa.us
• Corey Stephens, Juvenile Detention Manager
• [phone]
• Corey.Stephens_at_co.chelan.wa.us
• Chelan County Juvenile Court