Detention Information

Visitors: Residents in Detention may have visitors. Visitors will be limited to parents and custodial guardians, clergy, attorneys, and caseworkers.

Visitors will not bring into detention any handbags, side or backpacks, sacks, packages, or boxes.

Visitors will not bring in food or drinks to any resident.

Visitors will not give or provide anything or item to any resident without first receiving approval from the detention staff.

10:00am - 11:00am Saturday and Sunday
1:00pm - 2:00pm Saturday and Sunday
3:30pm - 4:30pm Wednesday
7:00pm - 8:00pm Daily

Each resident will be granted TWO visits a week. Visitation will be visually observed. Residents may be searched after visitation.

All visitors must present a picture ID before visitation is granted. Visits will not be granted if your identification cannot be confirmed.

If a resident refuses to receive a visitor, he/she will not be forced into visitation. If a visitation is obviously upsetting the resident or parent, or if tempers flare, the detention staff may terminate the visit.

Visitors who are obviously intoxicated will not be allowed a visit.

Other Detention Information

Telephone: Residents are allowed to call their parents, guardians, clergy, attorney and caseworker. They may call their parents or guardians each day when they are not in school. All calls are collect. All problems concerning resident phones should be taken up with Gateway Technologies billing department @ 1-888-610-7079.

Residents are not allowed incoming phone calls. If you do not have a phone, please make prior arrangements with the detention staff as to how the resident can call you.

Medications: Prescription medications must be packaged in single dose packets only. If you cannot find a pharmacy that will package the medications in single dose packets, please call detention; staff will be glad to give you a list of pharmacies that will.

Residents sentenced to 72 hours or less are not allowed visits.  They may bring their own toothpaste and hair brush.

In the event of a natural or man-made disaster, Cowlitz County Juvenile Detention will release residents from detention. Parents or guardians should contact the Detention Center for information pertaining to the release of their child. Residents who cannot be released, will be transported to the nearest safe facility.