Reno County Juvenile Detention Center

The Detention Center was created to meet the needs of the youth whose needs cannot be met in a non-secure facility. The Detention Center is a temporary, secure facility which currently has the capabilities of dealing with up to 21 youth, males and females, ranging in age of 10 to their 18th birthday.

Reno County Juvenile Detention Center

The Reno County Juvenile Detention Center is a regional facility covering 19 counties in the central and south central region of the State of Kansas. Those counties include:

Barber

Barton

Butler

Comanche

Cowley

Elk

Ellsworth

Greenwood

Harper

Harvey

Kingman

McPherson

Pawnee

Pratt

Reno

Rice

Russell

Stafford

Sumner

Other counties in Kansas are also able to admit juveniles into the facility if they are contracted with Reno County for juvenile detention services. Other counties currently contacted include:

  • Chase
  • Edwards
  • Finney
  • Lyon

The current contracted daily rate for placement of youth in the juvenile detention facility is $150. If any county would like to have a contract for juvenile detention facility services, they may email Shelly Bredemeier.