It is a source of educational, psychological and social information for the Courts. The Cambria County Juvenile Detention Center provides temporary, 24-hour maximum secure care for juvenile between the ages of 10 and 18 years of age. The Detention Facility, with intensive supervision and its structured programming, attempts to minimize the negative effects of confinement for juveniles alleged to be delinquent or have been adjudicated delinquents. The Court places youth in detention when there is a clear and convincing need to protect the community, as well as the Juvenile. Juvenile Detention provides more than mere custody.
Quality programming is offered to each youth.
The program offers youth structure and clear expectations, and age appropriate activities. The Congress of the United States legislated a change in juveniles detained. Cambria County built the present facility in 1964. An addition of a gymnasium and administration offices were added by obtaining a federal grant in 1982. The juvenile facility before 1964 was located in a huge mansion type home located in Lovell Park, Ebensburg.