IN DOC - Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility (PNJCF)

State Juvenile

Last Updated: June 28, 2019
Address
9310 S SR 67 , Pendleton, IN 46064
Beds
322
County
Madison
Phone
765-778-3778
Email
lcommons@idoc.in.gov

Pendleton Juvenile Correctional is for State Juvenile offenders have not been sentenced yet and are detained here until their case is heard.

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The IN DOC - Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility (PNJCF) is within the jurisdiction of the Indiana Department of Juvenile Justice located at 9310 S SR 67 , Pendleton, IN.

The facility provides supervision of youth in a safe, secure and humane environment. Services for youth include education, mental health, substance abuse, and health care. Medical and mental health are contracted services. Educational services are funded by the Indiana Department of Education through local school districts.

A typical day in secure detention would involve hygiene, meals, school, structured physical and educational activities, and court appearance as scheduled. The average length of stay in secure state detention is approximately 60 days.

Established - 2000

Security Level - Maximum

Avg Daily Population - 188

Housing - Campus Style | Maximum security - housing for students unable to manage their behavior in the open campus.

Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility (PNJCF) is a maximum security, 391-bed, male juvenile facility located on 91 acres in Pendleton, IN operating under the auspices of the Indiana Department of Corrections. The facility provides extensive need-specific programs and services to the youth entrusted to our care.

Construction began in 1998 and the facility opened for business on July 5, 2000. The facility is a campus-like structure in the immediate vicinity of two adult correctional facilities.

The physical plant consists of three 96-bed general population housing complexes and one 48-bed admission/orientation complex, as well as a 48-bed secure housing unit. A services building comprises medical, food services, and laundry; also a housing area for special management and behaviorally challenged youths. An administrative building contains the staff wellness center, training, the visiting area, and staff offices. The large programs’ building accommodates the Providence Jr/Sr. High School which, in addition to its academic courses, includes several vocational trades’ classes such as Culinary Arts and Horticulture. It also includes the indoor recreational facilities and the chapel. There are outdoor recreational areas within the fenced perimeter, including baseball diamonds, volleyball courts, basketball courts, and a quarter-mile walking-running track. The perimeter has a single arched fence around it and is patrolled around the clock.

The facility is designated security level 1, maximum security, and houses adjudicated, delinquent male juveniles. The facility houses youth that are high-risk, assaultive, sexual offenders, those with serious health issues or histories of escape. Youth assigned here may have been sentenced from any of the 92 counties in the State of Indiana. Pendleton offers a sex offender program along with other treatment, vocational, academic, and volunteer strategies designed, in accordance with its mission, to facilitate a more successful habilitation program and, even more importantly, a successful community re-entry.

Pendleton Juvenile has a variety of programs for students to participate in; as well as individual counseling, treatment interventions, and treatment groups. The students participate in the groups based on the needs that are determined upon intake. These programs focus on addressing particular needs and risk areas for re-offending. The programs also teach pro-social skills to students improve positive outcomes for successful re-entry into the community as law-abiding, productive citizens. Process groups allow students to help each other discuss issues and practice skills. These groups are facilitated by counselors, the treatment supervisors, Chaplain, and qualified community volunteers.

Treatment Programs offered to students include:

  • Boot Camp
  • Indiana Sex Offender Management and Monitoring
  • Why Try
  • The Stay Sharp Substance Abuse Program
  • Future Soldier Program
  • Purposeful Living Units Serve (PLUS)

Additional Programs

  • Making a Change (MAC) Unit
  • Employability Skills
  • Incentive/Reward Program
  • Projected Program Completion Date
  • Venture Scouts
  • Increase the Peace
  • Volunteer Programs
  • Community Service
  • Orientation Process
  • Classification
  • Daily Schedule
  • Recycling Project
  • Community Service
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Student Council

Inmate Locator

Juvenile facilities overseen by the State of Indiana do not publish the names of the offenders housed in their facility. As such, there is no public forum for this information.

Visitation Information

IN DOC - Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility - Visitation

Visitation is open to all students with no restrictions on the number of visits. Approved visitors may visit on any regular visit day and time. Approved visitors may visit as often as they want. Example, a parent may visit on Saturday morning and afternoon and then again on Sunday and throughout the week at the regular visitation hours.

Visitation dates and times are:

Monday Evening: 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Tuesday Evening: 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Wednesday Evening 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Thursday Evening: 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Friday Evening: 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M
Saturday Morning: 8:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Saturday Afternoon 1:00 P.M. to 3:15 P.M.
Saturday Evening: 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Sunday Morning: 8:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Sunday Afternoon: 1:00 P.M. to 3:15 P.M.
Sunday Evening: 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

If your student is a Youth Incarcerated as Adult please contact their counselor for visitation days and times.

Directions

Located in central Indiana, just east of Indianapolis on South SR 67, north of Hwy 70 and south of Hwy 69, at 9310 South SR 67, Pendleton, IN 46064. You may click the link below to access the maps page to receive specific driving directions from your location.

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