What is the Reception and Diagnostic Center?
This state-owned facility was established in 1969 and occupied in 1970 to receive, evaluate, and place all juveniles committed to the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. The budget capacity of the facility is 166 juveniles and serves the Commonwealth as the reception and classification center for all juveniles committed to the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. The services provided at the Reception and Diagnostic Center in evaluation and classification render confinement for all juveniles committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice while they undergo academic, medical, psychological, behavioral, and sociological evaluation and classification to determine appropriate treatment, needs, institutional placement recommendation, and a length of stay projection.
