The Regional Youth Detention Center (RYDC) is a thirty-bed facility providing short-term, secure detention for youth referred from the Juvenile Courts of Whitfield, Murray, Walker, Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens counties. The Center’s goal is to provide care for these youth in a safe and secure environment. Services include programs that address the educational, medical, and mental health needs of the children and develop character-building skills that lead the youth in to a law-abiding behavior. Please direct inquiries to the attention of: Bobby Hughes, Director at 2735 Underwood Road, Dalton, Ga. 30721. Mr. Hughes may also be reached by telephone at 706/272-2309 and e-mail at bobbyhughes@djj.state.ga.us.
