Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center Overview
The Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center is a secure juvenile detention center at 145 Fort Collier Road in Winchester, Virginia. The official City of Winchester page describes the City of Winchester as fiscal agent and says the facility serves Winchester and Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties. For Frederick County families, that means juvenile detention may be handled at this regional facility even though adult local custody is handled next door through the Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center.
The official juvenile detention page describes a 32-bed facility divided into four eight-bed pods. Eight beds are designated as post-dispositional, and the remaining beds are for general population or residents awaiting detention, adjudicatory, or dispositional hearings. The page also notes that Virginia law allows juveniles to be sentenced to up to six months in detention in the Post D program. Those details are facility-specific and should not be mixed with the adult jail's rated capacity, booking database, mugshot rules, or commissary procedures.
This facility is best understood as a juvenile court and detention service, not as a public jail roster. Juvenile detention records are much more restricted than adult arrest records. The Virginia Judiciary's self-help material explains that online Juvenile and Domestic Relations case information is limited because of confidentiality. A lawful access path may involve the juvenile court, counsel, a parent or guardian, the placing agency, or the facility under applicable rules. It should not begin with a public adult inmate database.
Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center Capacity and Population
The sourced capacity figure for the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center is 32 beds. The official Winchester page states that the facility is divided into four eight-bed pods. It also describes eight beds as post-dispositional and the other beds as available for general population or residents awaiting detention, adjudicatory, or dispositional hearings. The research did not locate a public daily population count, demographic table, or Frederick County-only juvenile detention count for this facility.
Because this is a regional juvenile facility, even a public aggregate count would not automatically describe only Frederick County residents. The served area includes Winchester and five counties. It is also not comparable to adult NRADC statistics such as average daily population, out-of-compliance counts, rated capacity, or prisoner days by adult jurisdiction. Juvenile detention capacity should be discussed in terms of secure juvenile beds and program categories, not as an adult inmate-population number.
How to Seek Juvenile Custody Information
There is no researched adult-style public roster for Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center, and users should not be directed to search for juvenile residents the way they would search the adult NRADC inmate lookup. Juvenile detention and Juvenile and Domestic Relations matters are restricted by confidentiality rules. Public online court access is also limited for juvenile matters, as explained by Virginia Judiciary self-help materials on finding case information.
- Confirm whether the matter is juvenile rather than adult. The adult NRADC lookup is for adult regional jail custody, not secure juvenile detention.
- If the person seeking information is a parent, guardian, attorney, or authorized agency representative, use the official court, counsel, agency, or facility contact path allowed for that role.
- For court status, start with the appropriate Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court process rather than a public adult case-search expectation.
- For emergency or direct facility questions, call Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center at 540-722-6174 and ask what information can legally be released.
Public tools may still help identify the correct system without exposing juvenile detention details. Frederick County's courts landing page can route users to local court resources. The statewide Virginia Judiciary case-information page can help adult court users, but juvenile coverage and visibility are limited. If an adult is being searched, use NRADC, sheriff P2C, VADOC, BOP, ICE, or VINE as appropriate instead of this juvenile facility page.
Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center Address and Contact
The juvenile detention center is located close to the adult NRADC campus but is a different facility with a different phone number and different rules. The public contact published by the City of Winchester is the juvenile detention center's main number. Call before traveling, and do not assume that staff can confirm a juvenile resident's status to a person who is not legally authorized to receive that information.
Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center
145 Fort Collier Road
Winchester, VA 22603
540-722-6174
Secure juvenile detention; City of Winchester fiscal agent / regional juvenile service
Visiting Someone at Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center
The researched juvenile source did not provide a public adult-style visitation schedule table for family visits, mail, or commissary. That absence matters. Adult NRADC rules about video visits, visitor lists, GettingOut, ConnectNetwork, property windows, and booking mail should not be copied onto this juvenile facility. Juvenile visitation often depends on court orders, parent or guardian status, facility policy, case stage, and confidentiality rules.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday-Friday | Not publicly confirmed in the researched source | Confirm with facility and authorized case contacts |
| Saturday-Sunday | Not publicly confirmed in the researched source | Confirm before travel |
| Holidays | Not publicly confirmed in the researched source | Facility and court restrictions may apply |
For practical planning, call 540-722-6174 and ask what documentation, identity proof, approval, or court permission is required. Attorneys, parents, guardians, and agency representatives may have different access rules. If the situation involves an active juvenile court case, counsel or the court may be the proper source for procedural questions.
Mail, Phone, and Support at Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center
The research did not locate a juvenile-specific public mail, phone, commissary, or money-deposit policy equivalent to the adult NRADC pages. The adult jail's mail-scanning rules, ConnectNetwork trust-fund instructions, GettingOut tablet funding, commissary schedule, and property-release hours are adult-jail rules. They should not be represented as juvenile detention rules unless a current juvenile detention policy says so.
The official Winchester page instead emphasizes resident programming and education. Residents are enrolled in Fort Collier Academy, the school within the detention center. The page describes GED access, music therapy, physical education, counseling, substance-abuse counseling, Narcotics Anonymous meetings, community service, home visits, and summer programming. Those details show that the facility operates around secure juvenile care, education, counseling, and court-related detention rather than public adult commissary or jail roster workflows.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Not publicly confirmed in the researched source; call the facility before sending anything |
| Phone / Visits | Juvenile-specific rules not publicly confirmed; parent, guardian, counsel, or court status may matter |
| Money Deposit | No juvenile-specific public deposit channel located in the research |
Juvenile Detention Intake and Court Status
Juvenile detention intake should not be described with the adult jail's First 48 Hours process unless a juvenile-specific source provides the same detail. The adult process includes booking-system entry, adult magistrate bond review, fingerprints, photographs, jail clothing, two phone calls, and classification within 72 business hours. Those are researched NRADC adult jail details, not confirmed juvenile detention rules for 145 Fort Collier Road.
For juvenile matters, the useful public distinction is between detention, adjudication, disposition, and post-dispositional placement. The official Winchester page says some residents are awaiting detention, adjudicatory, or dispositional hearings, while eight beds are designated post-dispositional. A person trying to understand a juvenile case should use counsel, the parent or guardian channel, the placing agency, and the appropriate Juvenile and Domestic Relations court path rather than expecting public booking photos, public charges, or an adult-style bond roster.
About Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center
The official Winchester page describes the juvenile detention center as a regional secure facility serving Winchester and Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties. It notes that residents are enrolled in Fort Collier Academy and lists educational, counseling, substance-abuse, community service, home visit, and summer programming. The page also references a PREA audit report presented in 2025 and states that the full report can be requested by contacting the JDC.
The facility's location beside the adult regional jail creates a common source of confusion. The adult NRADC at 141 Fort Collier Road is the public inmate lookup facility for adults. The juvenile detention center at 145 Fort Collier Road is a secure juvenile facility. Adult mugshot rules under Virginia FOIA, adult sheriff P2C arrest displays, adult jail mail instructions, and adult commissary vendors do not automatically apply here.
Note: Confirm juvenile access, visitation, and release rules with the facility, court, counsel, or authorized agency before taking action.
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