Courthouse Annex • 231 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Chardon OH 44024

Portage-Geauga County

Detention Center

Portage-Geauga County Detention Center

The Portage-Geauga County Detention Center is a 46 bed coed detention facility administered by a Joint Board of Trustees made up of representatives from Portage and Geauga County. The facility is located in Shalersville, Ohio in Portage County. The facility is fully accredited by the American Correction Association with a score of 100% on mandatory standards. The facility features the following services:

  • Year-round educational services with classrooms and three full-time teachers;
  • On-call medical services affiliated with Robinson Memorial Hospital;
  • On-staff social worker;
  • Year-round educational, recreational, and social awareness programming;
  • Short-term and crisis counseling services;
  • Sleeping rooms with single-bed occupancy;
  • Indoor and outdoor recreational areas.

Detention Center Information

Detention Center Forms Packet

Map to Detention Center