Edgecombe Youth Development Center (Rocky Mount): What Families Should Know — Capacity, Population & History
If your child has been placed at Edgecombe Youth Development Center (YDC), knowing a few basics can help you get oriented quickly—where it is, how large it is, who it serves, and how it fits into North Carolina's juvenile system.
Edgecombe Youth Development Center is located at 78 Positive Way, Rocky Mount, NC 27801. With 44 beds, it's much smaller than adult institutions - a youth-focused setting designed for a more manageable population.
Edgecombe YDC is a self-contained secure complex that serves male youth. “Secure” means it’s a locked, controlled environment - more restrictive than community-based supervision - designed for youth who have been placed in a structured facility setting.
Originally built in 2008, Edgecombe Youth Development Center reopened in April 2016 after modifications to expand its housing capacity. Today, the facility houses youth across multiple units within one secure campus.
Edgecombe is one of five youth development centers (YDCs) operated by North Carolina's Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. When a youth is adjudicated for an offense that occurred before their 18th birthday, they may be committed to DJJDP and assigned to a YDC like Edgecombe. These placements are reserved for youth who need a highly structured, secure environment while in the juvenile system.
Key point for families: A youth may be committed to DJJDP and placed at a youth development center based on an adjudication for an offense that occurred before their 18th birthday.
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