The Chester County Youth Center is the main jail in Chester County Pennsylvania. While the police in the cities and towns in Chester County can arrest and detain offenders, the Chester County Youth Center is the facility that is accredited by Pennsylvania to hold inmates for more than 72 hours.
The Chester County Youth Center is located at:
505 South Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382-6776
It can be reached 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by calling .
The main reason that people call is to find out if a particular person is in custody, although you can look up an inmate online by going here. You can also get answers to whatever questions about an inmate, and the services for Chester County Youth Center that you may have by clicking on any of the questions below:
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Every year the Chester County Youth Center has approximately 1200 bookings, with a daily average of 60 inmates and maintains control of the facility with a staff of 15.
Inmates in this jail range from low level misdemeanor offenders to those being held and awaiting trial for violent crimes like robbery, rape, and murder. Therefore, given the mix of potentially dangerous inmates, the security level is very high.
The Chester County Youth Center is equipped with a state-of-the-art locking system, closed circuit cameras covering every area where inmates are located, and jail staff that utilize a communication system that keeps each of the guards and civilian staff in constant contact.
Guards that circulate in the same general area of the inmates are armed with eye-blinding mace that will turn an inmate having a violent outburst into a weeping child. They also carry stun weapons, short clubs, flashlights that have dual use as both a light source and as a weapon, and handcuffs. Guards at entrances and in areas not frequented by inmates are armed with various firearms. The goal of such tight security is to keep both the staff and the inmates safe.
Go to this page for other jails in Chester County, jails in neighboring counties, and local police jails and juvenile detention centers for young offenders under age 18 in this county.
Unlike the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, where inmates are sent once convicted of a crime and sentenced to a period of more than a year, the Chester County Jail System is populated by short-term offenders; those who have just been arrested and awaiting to be bonded out by friends or family, those who cannot afford or get bailed and are awaiting trial, or those who have already been convicted of a crime and sentenced to a term of less than one year. Many of the latter inmates become ‘workers’, who can reduce their sentence by performing jail maintenance or working in the kitchen. An upside to being a worker is they also get paid a small stipend so when they get released, they have a few dollars in their pocket.
When an inmate is convicted and sentenced to a year or more, they are transferred to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Inmates that are convicted of a misdemeanor and/or sentenced to less than one year of a state crime serve their time in the Chester County Youth Center.
Illegal immigrants convicted of a state or federal crime will first do their time, then may be transferred into ICE custody for deportation.
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For full instructions on the Chester County Youth Center Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
Chester County Youth Center
| STATE | COUNTY | BEDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Chester | 60 |
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
505 South Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382-6776
TELEPHONE NUMBER
INMATE MAIL
Inmate's First and Last Name
505 South Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382-6776
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This facility, known as "Chester County Youth Center" is also known as Chester County Youth Center, Pennsylvania, Chester.
