Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center

The Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center (LRJDC) provides care for up to 48 youth who are:

  • Awaiting adjudication or disposition from a Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for a delinquent offense.
  • Serving a short term sentence given by the Court.
  • Participants in the Post Dispositional Program (Post D), Community Placement Program (CPP) or the Re-Entry Program.
  • Being held while waiting to be transported to the State Department of Juvenile Justice or other placement.

Our service area includes, but is not limited to, the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, and Nelson.

It is the mission of the LRJDC to provide a safe, healthy, secure, and non-threatening environment for detainees while promoting positive change and to provide protection for the community as ordered by the Court. 


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