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Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.

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By Paige Pfleger Verified, Aliyya Swaby Verified
| ProPublica Verified
Across the country, states have been shuttering their youth prisons as juvenile crime has plummeted and research shows the facilities are not effective at keeping youth out of trouble after release. From 2000 to 2022, the number of the highest-security facilities for kids has dropped by more than 40%, the most recent federal data shows. In contrast, Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services has budgeted $360 million to build two new facilities with a total of up to 256 new beds for youth.
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“They’re putting kids’ lives at risk”: How abuse in a Tennessee businessman’s juvenile prisons remained under wraps

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By Paige Pfleger Verified, Aliyya Swaby Verified
| Chattanooga Times Free Press Verified
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Tennessee Lawmakers Demand Answers on Safety in State Youth Prisons

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By Paige Pfleger Verified, Aliyya Swaby Verified
| ProPublica Verified
Four Democratic Tennessee state lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Children’s Services demanding answers about safety and oversight in the state’s juvenile justice facilities. The letter cites a recent WPLN and ProPublica investigation that found that juvenile justice facilities run by Tennessee businessman Jason Crews repeatedly failed to report abuse of children and other serious incidents to the state as required.
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