Lake County Juvenile Detention

What Lake County Juvenile Detention does

Lake County Juvenile Court is a government county-court department operating under Lake County, Ohio, headquartered at 53 E. Erie St, Painesville, with 18 staff. The court holds exclusive statutory jurisdiction over persons under 18 alleged to be juvenile traffic offenders, delinquent, unruly, abused, neglected, or dependent, and over certain adult cases involving paternity, child abuse, non-support, contributing to the delinquency of minors, and failure to send children to school. It is presided over by Judge Michael L. DeLeone, supported by five magistrates (Bell, Neylon, Tucci, Wright, Hebebrand), a Chief Probation Officer (Frank Zupancic), and Clerk Sharon DeLembo.

The court delivers a portfolio of eight named programs: the Transitions Program (state-recognized in 2025 for juvenile rehabilitation), Lake Effect, New Voices for Girls, Detention Gardening (recognized with the Outstanding Master Gardener Volunteer Project Award in 2025), Traffic Waiver, Saturday Academic, Community Service, and Clinical Assessments. These programs extend the court's function beyond adjudication into rehabilitation, education, and reintegration services for detained and court-involved youth. Public-facing operations include a website at lakecountyohio.gov/juvenilecourt with news, biographies, program information, documents, payments, and resources; Judge DeLeone conducts community outreach through speaking engagements at LaMuth Middle School, Lake Erie College, and the Lake County Sheriff's Officers Academy.

The business model is non-commercial: the entity is funded through Lake County, Ohio's government budget and operates as a public service. There is no disclosed pricing model, no commercial product line, no private funding, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries. Filing fees and court costs, where applicable, are statutory rather than discretionary. The entity is not an investment vehicle; it is a public judicial institution whose "performance" is measured in case outcomes, program reach, and statutory compliance rather than revenue or margin.

Name

Lake County Juvenile Detention

Legal name

Lake County Juvenile Court

Website

https://juvenile.lakecountyohio.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lake County Juvenile Court is a government county court in Painesville, Ohio, with 18 staff, providing exclusive juvenile delinquency, abuse, neglect, dependency, and traffic-offense adjudication plus eight rehabilitation programs for Lake County youth and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Juvenile Court Services

NAICS

Courts (922110), Correctional Institutions (92214), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (922150)

akta.pro primary industry

Juvenile Detention & Youth Custody Services (BPAKANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Judicial Oversight, Sentencing & Parole Boards (BPAIAFAK), Juvenile Justice Education Programs (Detention & Correctional Education) (EDAJAEAB), State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

Keywords

• Juvenile court services
• Juvenile detention
• Juvenile rehabilitation programs
• Probation services
• Child welfare adjudication

Headquarters

HQ city

Painesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lake County Juvenile Court is a government judicial institution providing statutory adjudication of juvenile cases (traffic offenses, delinquency, unruliness, abuse, neglect, dependency) and related adult cases (paternity, child abuse, non-support, contributing to delinquency of minors, failure to send children to school) within Lake County, Ohio. Beyond adjudication, the court operates eight named intervention and rehabilitation programs—Transitions, Lake Effect, New Voices for Girls, Detention Gardening, Traffic Waiver, Saturday Academic, Community Service, and Clinical Assessments—serving juveniles under the court's jurisdiction and their families.

Product overview

The Lake County Juvenile Court is a government judicial facility offering court services and intervention programs for juveniles. It operates as a single unified service providing juvenile court functions including adjudication and various rehabilitative programs. The programs portfolio includes eight named programs: Transitions Program, Lake Effect Program, New Voices for Girls Program, Detention Gardening Program, Traffic Waiver Program, Saturday Academic Program, Community Service Program, and Clinical Assessments Program. These programs serve juveniles under the court's jurisdiction for traffic offenses, delinquency, unruliness, abuse, neglect, or dependency matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transitions Program A state-recognized rehabilitation and transition program operated by the Lake County Juvenile Court that helps juveniles transition from detention back into the community and school system. Intended for juveniles under the court's jurisdiction and their families.
• Lake Effect Program An intervention program offered by the Lake County Juvenile Court providing services to youth involved with the court.
• New Voices for Girls Program A gender-responsive program designed to support and empower girls involved with the Lake County Juvenile Court system.
• Detention Gardening Program A horticultural/vocational program allowing detained youth to participate in gardening activities at the detention facility; recognized with the Outstanding Master Gardener Volunteer Project Award.
• Traffic Waiver Program A diversion-style program addressing juvenile traffic offenses under the jurisdiction of the Lake County Juvenile Court.
• Saturday Academic Program An academic instruction program conducted on Saturdays for detained youth at the Lake County Juvenile Court.
• Community Service Program A program allowing juveniles to fulfill court-ordered community service requirements under the supervision of the Lake County Juvenile Court.
• Clinical Assessments Program A program providing clinical assessments for juveniles involved with the Lake County Juvenile Court to inform case planning and program placement.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Summit County Juvenile Court: Akron-area juvenile court exercising exclusive jurisdiction over juveniles alleged to be delinquent, unruly, abused, neglected, or dependent—matching Lake County's exact statutory mandate within a similarly-sized Ohio county footprint.
• Hamilton County Juvenile Court: Cincinnati-area juvenile court with adjudication and rehabilitation programs covering the same delinquency/unruly/abuse/neglect caseload as Lake County. Comparable scope and Ohio statutory framework.
• Lucas County Juvenile Court: Toledo-area juvenile court running detention, probation, and rehabilitation programs with jurisdiction over delinquency, abuse, neglect, and dependency cases. Closest peer in northwestern Ohio to Lake County's northeastern Ohio service area.
• Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court: Cleveland-metro Ohio juvenile court operating detention facilities, adjudication, probation, and rehabilitation programs with the same statutory mandate over delinquency, abuse, neglect, and dependency as Lake County Juvenile Court. Most direct functional peer at larger scale.
• Franklin County Juvenile Court: Columbus-area juvenile court with parallel jurisdiction over juvenile delinquency, abuse, neglect, and dependency matters, plus a chief probation officer structure. Operates programs across detention and community supervision mirroring Lake County's portfolio model.

Broad incumbents

• Ohio Department of Youth Services: State-level agency that oversees juvenile corrections and committed-custody facilities across Ohio. Operates one administrative tier above county juvenile courts like Lake County, setting statewide standards and managing deeper-custody cases that flow up from local courts.

Others

• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: National membership, training, and standards body for juvenile court judges—including the Ohio chapter where Judge DeLeone presented at the 2025 Winter Conference. Not a direct peer, but the primary professional network and peer-learning community Lake County's judicial team actively engages with.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lake-county-juvenile-detention

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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