Boyd Co Detention Center

To visit a youth at Boyd Co Detention Center, you must be on their approved visitors list—set by the youth's treatment team. The facility shares visitation information with the youth and parent or caregiver within 72 hours of admission, so expect guidance early in the stay. When you arrive, sign the visitor log at entry and again when you leave. Your visit information gets recorded in the youth's electronic record. All visitors are subject to search under DJJ policy and must follow the dress code. Leave anything lewd, gang-affiliated, drug/alcohol-affiliated, or offensive at home. If you eat during the visit, meals cost $2.00—purchases are logged and signed at sale. Confirm your approval status and scheduling before you travel.

Boyd Co Detention Center gives youth access to facility phones for personal calls within operational limits. Phone service must be reasonably priced and comparable to public rates. Youth can make at least one call per week to a parent or caregiver, unless restricted for security or treatment reasons. Calls may be monitored or recorded—assume they aren't private. The exception: calls with the youth's legal representative are never monitored. Youth with hearing or speech disabilities get access to a TDD or similar equipment. When available, the facility may also offer teleconferencing or video conferencing to help families stay connected.

Boyd Co Detention Center gives youth five free stamps per week. Attorneys can send unlimited legal correspondence, with reasonable postage provided by the facility. Staff inspect outgoing mail, and certain incoming mail may be checked for contraband—typically with the youth present. Mail containing gang writing or sent from incarcerated individuals is handled at the Superintendent's discretion. If a youth transfers or is released, the facility forwards mail when possible or returns it to the sender if there's no forwarding address. Staff document these actions. Within 24 hours of admission, the facility mails notice to a parent or caregiver that mail is subject to search. Always include a complete return address on anything you send.

Boyd Co Detention Center has specific rules for handling certain funds. Youth who receive mandatory benefits, inheritances, or insurance awards must have a trust fund account, with any excess money accumulating there. Withdrawals from special trust funds aren't automatic—they require supervisory approval, with different approval levels depending on the amount. Trust fund withdrawals can never be paid to DJJ staff. If you want to add money for commissary or phone use, facilities commonly offer options like third-party vendor portals, lobby kiosks, phone deposits, or mailed money orders. The exact methods and vendors vary by facility.