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Plans Underway for 14-Acre Juvenile Justice Campus in Nashville

Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 27, 2022

Plans for a 14-acre juvenile justice campus in Nashville are underway, WKRN reports. Juvenile Court Judge Sheila Calloway says the new facilities, named the “Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment,” will build on the restorative justice practices they’ve been using over the years. The campus will house the county’s Juvenile Court, a pre-trial housing facility and resources and agencies that can get services to families in need. It will include a 24-hour assessment center officials hope will support youth in crisis, a safe exchange facility for custodial visitation, and meeting areas for community partners. Calloway says she hopes to spend less money on the “detention side” of things and more on the “prevention side, to make sure that we’re providing great services to have our service providers right there on the campus with us.” The project is estimated to take about three and a half years to complete, costing  $130 million, but Calloway and others are working with architects to eliminate some aspects and lower that amount.