TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 2, 2022

The private contractor that oversaw the juvenile detention center in downtown Nashville pulled out of its $28 million contract four years early this summer, leaving city leaders scrambling to secure a new provider. The contractor, Youth Opportunity Investments, notified juvenile court officials of their intention to scrap that contract in May. Juvenile Court Judge Sheila Calloway tells Axios Nashville that the company had "escalating" staffing problems including high turnover and excessive overtime hours for staff. An emergency contract with Rite of Passage started July 1 and runs through the end of 2023.