Metro Regional Youth Detention Center

Metro Regional Youth Detention Center is a Georgia DJJ Regional Youth Detention Center serving Fulton and Henry counties, and the public site does not describe a standard application or enrollment form because youths are admitted through the juvenile-justice intake process rather than by self-application. (djj.georgia.gov) A youth may be detained after a law violation or violation of probation/court conditions, and an intake officer or DJJ specialist uses an assessment of re-offense risk and failure-to-appear risk to decide on immediate release, alternative placement, or transport to an RYDC. (djj.georgia.gov) For timing, DJJ materials say a probable-cause hearing is held within 48 hours of detention; the FAQ also says a detention hearing will be held within 72 hours, petitions must be filed within 3 days of that hearing if the child remains detained, and a full hearing follows within 10 days of petition filing. (djj.georgia.gov) Once admitted, the youth is oriented, given a medical assessment and mental-health screening, and receives a physical exam within 72 hours, while school records are requested for placement in the facility's education program. (djj.georgia.gov) I found no published public waitlist or formal priority-category list for Metro RYDC admissions; the closest placement criteria described are county coverage, service needs, facility capacity, local court/law-enforcement and family considerations, and overall safety/security. (djj.georgia.gov)