Louisville's juvenile jail months behind schedule and $28 million more requested to fix it up
Last year, lawmakers passed $17.1 million to renovate the old building into a modern, safe juvenile detention center.
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Last year, lawmakers passed $17.1 million to renovate the old building into a modern, safe juvenile detention center.
After a string of controversies at various juvenile detention centers, many lawmakers demanded changes to the administration. Harvey will officially retire on February 1st.
Representative Jason Nemes, R-District 33, has issued an open letter calling on Governor Andy Beshear to call a special session to take action.
With more problems than solutions to an issue that continues to grow, lawmakers are demanding swifter action to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Republican Representative Kevin Bratcher says in order to address sky rocketing crime among juveniles in Louisville, more needs to be done.