About Our Facility
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Detention
Detention The act of keeping back, restraining, or withholding, either accidentally or by design, a person or thing. Detention occurs whenever a police officer accosts an individual and restrains his or her freedom to walk away, or approaches and questions an individual, or stops an individual suspected of being personally involved in criminal activity.
The Detention Center is located at the Moss Justice Center and is a 565-bed direct supervision facility that opened in March of 1995. The Detention Center is charged with holding individuals who have been arrested by various law enforcement agencies in York County and held until they post bond or are ordered released by a court or transferred to a state institution after court sentencing. The Detention Center also houses inmates for the U.S. Marshal Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement under an agreement that provides compensation to the county.
Mission Statement for The Detention Division
Detention Officer
The York County Detention Center is committed to operating a facility that is secure, accountable, fair, and effective.
To meet this responsibility, the York County Detention Center will maintain a positive atmosphere for both incarcerated individuals and staff through the provision of:
- A safe and secure environment for inmates and staff
- A facility that is cost effective
- A professionally trained staff
- Positive and safe physical surroundings
- A variety of well-balanced programs that are conducive to appropriate inmate behavior
- A system to provide for the nutritional and physical well being of the inmate population