What is the Roanoke Valley Detention Commission?
The Roanoke Valley Detention Commission consists of the member jurisdictions comprised of the cities of Roanoke and Salem, and the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, and Franklin. The Commission was created to collectively address the increased need for secure detention space for juveniles in the Roanoke Valley. After years of evaluation and planning, the Commission agreed to purchase the existing 21-bed facility and property from the City of Roanoke and construct and renovate a state of the art secure detention facility, the Roanoke Valley Juvenile Detention Center.
