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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 7, 2023

Shelby County will open a new Youth Justice and Education Center within the next month, the Daily Memphian reports. The 85,626-square-foot facility located at 3420 Old Getwell Rd. in Oakhaven will feature 146 beds, nine classrooms, an indoor basketball court, a new dental office and a courtroom. The facility sits on more than 10 acres of land and also will feature an outdoor recreation area for basketball, volleyball, soccer, yoga, gardening and more. The county purchased the building from CoreCivic in 2020 and spent $31.5 million renovating it. The new center will replace a downtown facility, which was built in 1935.