Tennessee Dept Of Children’s Services Spending $400M On Intake, Juvenile Detention Projects

Six Months After Removing The Last Children From State Offices Because They Had Nowhere Else To Go, The Department Received Approval To Start Work On An Assessment Center And Two Intake Facilities, Nine Facilities Total, In The State’s Three Grand Divisions At A Total Cost Of $88.3 Million.

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Juvenile Justice Recommendations From Legislature Lean Heavily On Institutions

A Legislative Committee Charged With Reviewing The State’s Troubled Juvenile Justice System Made More Than A Dozen Recommendations On Wednesday That Are Expected To Serve As A Blueprint For General Assembly Action This Year.

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Tennessee Juvenile Justice System In Need Of Oversight And Reform, Report Says

In A Recent Report, Two Watchdog Groups Say That A Tennessee Juvenile Justice Facility Is Being Run Like A “Dangerous Jail,” Which Violates State And Federal Laws.

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