Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center Overview
Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center is operated through Mahoning County Juvenile Court rather than the Mahoning County Sheriff's adult jail roster. County detention material describes the facility as a 24-hour, 20-bed coed detention facility established in 1979. Its role is to provide a secure and safe environment for youth during the delinquency-court process or while a youth is awaiting placement or commitment.
This distinction matters for any custody search. An adult booked into Mahoning County Justice Center may appear on the sheriff's public roster with a photo, booking number, arresting agency, assigned pod, status, bond fields, and offense information. A youth held at the Juvenile Justice Center should not be treated as part of that adult roster. The correct starting points are the Juvenile Court and the facility contact information, not the adult county jail roster, ODRC prison search, or BOP inmate locator.
Ron Chambers is identified in the county material as Justice Center Administrator. The facility address is 300 E. Scott Street in Youngstown, which places it near, but legally separate from, the downtown adult jail and common pleas court corridor. The juvenile center serves the juvenile-court process, so record access depends on the person's relationship to the youth, the case status, court orders, and applicable juvenile confidentiality rules.
Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center Capacity and Population
The located official county source describes the Juvenile Justice Center as a 20-bed coed detention facility. No public current population count, average daily population, race or gender table, or online youth roster was located in the research material. Because this is a juvenile facility, the absence of a public roster should not be treated as a missing adult search feature. It reflects the different legal setting for minors and delinquency matters.
Capacity also should not be compared directly with the adult jail's roster count. Mahoning County Justice Center is a 562-bed general housing adult jail based on a 2019 inspection snippet, while the juvenile facility is a small secure detention setting for youth. Youth may be held during hearings, pending placement, or awaiting commitment, rather than through the adult booking-to-roster process.
How to Check Custody at Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center
There is no researched public youth roster comparable to Mahoning County Public Inmate Info. Do not search the adult roster for a juvenile detention placement unless an adult record or separate adult custody event exists. For youth detention questions, contact the Juvenile Justice Center or Mahoning County Juvenile Court directly and be prepared for staff to limit what can be disclosed.
- Confirm that the person is a juvenile matter, not an adult jail booking or an ODRC prison commitment.
- Contact the Juvenile Justice Center at 330-740-2278 for facility routing and visitation questions.
- Use Mahoning County Juvenile Court channels for case-process questions, court dates, orders, or placement status.
- Expect confidentiality screening; staff may need a parent, guardian, attorney, or court-authorized relationship before discussing details.
- If the person is now charged as an adult or transferred to adult custody, then use the adult court and jail systems that match that status.
The adult sheriff roster, ODRC Offender Search, BOP Inmate Locator, and ICE ODLS cover different populations. Using those tools for a juvenile detention question can produce a false negative, expose unrelated adult records, or confuse a juvenile case with an adult criminal case.
Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center Address and Contact
Use the Juvenile Justice Center's direct contact for detention and visit questions. Because this is a youth facility, callers should expect identity and relationship questions before any information is released. For legal records, orders, or case schedules, Juvenile Court is the better source than the adult jail's Records Division.
Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center
300 E. Scott Street
Youngstown, OH 44505
330-740-2278
Secure juvenile detention; contact facility or Juvenile Court before visiting.
Visiting Someone at Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center
The county visitation source lists three weekly visiting windows for the Juvenile Justice Center: Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Those hours are not the same as the adult jail housing-unit schedule and should not be combined with Mahoning County Justice Center's 30-minute pod schedule.
Visitors should call before traveling to confirm eligibility, identification rules, youth-specific restrictions, and any court or facility limitations. Juvenile facilities commonly restrict visitors to parents, guardians, attorneys, or other approved people, and the research material does not support publishing a broader visitor list. When a court order or placement status changes, visitation can change with it.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Juvenile facility visitation |
| Saturday | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Juvenile facility visitation |
| Sunday | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Juvenile facility visitation |
Mail, Phone, and Property at Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center
The research file did not locate a public juvenile mail format, commissary vendor, deposit system, or phone-provider table for the Juvenile Justice Center. Do not apply adult jail JailATM, Securus, or inmate-handbook rules to youth detention unless the Juvenile Court or facility confirms those rules for the specific youth. The adult handbook is a Mahoning County Justice Center source, not a juvenile-facility handbook.
Families should call the Juvenile Justice Center before sending mail, money, clothing, medication, school materials, or personal property. Staff can explain what is allowed, what requires pre-approval, and whether any item must be delivered by a parent, guardian, attorney, court worker, or placement agency. Youth privacy and safety rules may prevent staff from discussing details with callers who cannot show an approved relationship.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Confirm directly with the Juvenile Justice Center before mailing anything. |
| Phone / Visits | Facility-controlled youth communication rules; call 330-740-2278. |
| Money / Property | No public vendor table located; do not use adult jail deposit assumptions. |
Intake at Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center
Juvenile detention intake is not the same as an adult arrest booking into the Justice Center. A youth may be held during the court-hearing process on delinquency allegations, while awaiting placement, or while awaiting commitment. The purpose described by the county is secure and safe detention, not public booking publication. For that reason, readers should not expect public mugshots, adult-style booking cards, bond fields, or a public pod listing.
When a youth is brought into secure detention, the relevant questions usually involve court authority, parent or guardian notification, school or placement coordination, medical or behavioral needs, and the next juvenile court step. Those details may be handled through Juvenile Court and facility staff rather than through the sheriff's public adult roster. If an attorney is involved, legal questions about hearings, release, placement, or commitment should go through counsel or the court.
About Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center
The Juvenile Justice Center should be treated as part of the juvenile-court system, not as a smaller version of the adult jail. It is a 24-hour secure facility with a coed 20-bed capacity and a purpose tied to youth delinquency proceedings, placement, and commitment. That narrower role is why the page should emphasize confidentiality limits and direct court or facility contact instead of adult inmate-search shortcuts.
Adult jail records are public in broader ways under Ohio public-records rules, subject to exemptions. Juvenile records can involve stronger privacy protections, victim and family information, school or treatment records, and court orders that limit disclosure. Do not infer that an absent online record means a youth is not detained, released, transferred, or under court supervision. It may only mean the information is not public through an online roster.
Note: Confirm visitor approval and disclosure limits with Juvenile Court or the facility before traveling or sharing case details.