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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 13, 2024

The Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment (NYCE) broke ground last week on a new 14-acre facility, which will replace the current juvenile detention center located on Woodland Street near Nissan Stadium, WSMV reports. NYCE will be the nation's first family-oriented, trauma-informed center, "redefining" how young people and their families are served by the juvenile justice system, according to the Juvenile Court Clerk’s office. In addition to serving as the home of the Davidson County Juvenile Court and a pre-trial housing facility for justice-involved youth, the center will house resources and agencies that can provide immediate service delivery to families in need along with green space, courtyards and spacious meeting rooms. Juvenile Court Judge Sheila Calloway, who proposed the new facility in 2016, adds "this investment will pay off exponentially through improved public safety and positive outcomes for youth in our community.”