Board of Managers of Juvenile Detention

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Email the Board of Managers of Juvenile Detention: JDBOM@co.delaware.pa.us.


Mission

Delaware County is dedicated to ensuring that all citizens live in safety, which is a commitment consistent with the County's Juvenile Detention Board of Managers mission that juvenile offenders are held accountable for their offenses while promoting a positive social change for their rehabilitation.


Board Members

Three Delaware County Council Members:
Kevin Madden - Chair
Elaine Schaefer
Dr. Monica Taylor

Delaware County Controller:
Joanne Phillips

Appointments by Delaware County Chair:
Chris Eiserman
Chekemma J. Fulmore Townsend
Marie N. Williams - Vice Chair

Appointments by County President Judge:
Candice L. Linehan
James E. Turner
Nathaniel C. Nichols


MEETING SCHEDULE

Members of the public have the option of attending the meeting in person or watching it live here on the Board’s web page.

Public meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:00 P.M. in the County Council Meeting Room (located on the first floor of the Government Center Building - please use the entrance at Orange and Second Street, as the building's main entrance closes at 4:30pm) on the following dates:

2024

Date Agenda Minutes Video Other
January 16 Agenda Minutes Video
February 20 Agenda Minutes Video
March 19 Agenda Video
April 16 Video
May 21 Video
June 17* Video
July 16 Video
August 20 Video
September 17 Video
October 15 Video
November 19 Video
December 17 Video

*change of day due to a holiday meeting shift this week


Meetings Archive


BYLAWS

Bylaws (approved July 20, 2021)


ORDINANCE

See Ordinance No. 2021-4 that provides for the creation of a Board of Managers for the Juvenile Detention.


HELPFUL RESOURCES

In June 2021, the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force issued a 64-page report outlining its recommendations.  The report can be viewed at:https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20210622/152647-pajuvenilejusticetaskforcereportandrecommendations_final.pdf


NEWS RELEASES

Department of Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Hold Community Collaboration Meetings - 2/7/2023

Juvenile Detention Board of Managers Holds First Meeting July 20 - 7/15/2021

Delaware County Council Appoints New Board of Managers forJuvenile Detention - June 3, 2021

Delaware County Announces Creation of New Board of Managers for Juvenile Detention - May 5, 2021



Contact Us

  •   201 West Front Street,
         Media, PA 19063
  •   8:30AM - 4:30PM
           Monday - Friday
  •   610-891-4000
  • webmaster@co.delaware.pa.us

About Delaware County

Delaware County, presently consisting of over 184 square miles divided into forty-nine municipalities is the oldest settled section of Pennsylvania.


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