Eating Meals During Visits at Boyd Co Detention Center: What It Costs
Meals inside Boyd Co Detention Center cost $2.00 each if you eat during your visit.
Visitation at Boyd Co Detention Center
How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Overview
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.
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Quick Facts
- Each youth has an approved visitors list determined by the treatment team.
- Visitation information must be communicated to the youth and parent/caregiver within 72 hours of admission.
- Visitors must sign a visitor's log upon entry and exit and visitor information is documented in the youth's electronic record.
- Visitors pay $2.00 for each meal eaten in the facility and the facility maintains a daily meal log that purchasers must sign at point of sale.
Visitation Guides
Common Questions
Who decides who can visit a youth at Boyd Co Detention Center?
The youth’s treatment team decides who is on the approved visitors list. Contact the facility or the youth’s treatment team to ask how to be added.
Do visitors have to sign in when visiting Boyd Co Detention Center?
Yes. You must sign the visitor’s log when you enter and again when you leave. Your visit information is also documented in the youth’s electronic record.
Are visitors searched or subject to dress restrictions at Boyd Co Detention Center?
Yes. Visitors are subject to search under DJJ search policy, and you’ll need to follow the dress code. Clothing that is lewd, gang-affiliated, drug/alcohol-affiliated, or otherwise offensive is prohibited.
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