Analysts say youth from closed Shawano center will move to Macomb; funding details pending
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House Fiscal Agency told the subcommittee that youth housed at the now‑closed Shawano juvenile center are expected to be moved to the Macomb facility (to be called the Michigan Youth Treatment Center); analysts said they are awaiting clarity on how funding will shift.
House Fiscal Agency analysts briefed the House Appropriations Subcommittee that the state’s juvenile justice operations have changed with the closure of the Shawano center and that Bay Pines remains the only state‑run facility in operation. Sydney Brown said the state contracts with private residential providers in addition to operating state facilities.
Brown said "it is our understanding that the youth that were housed at Shawano will be moved to the Macomb facility, that will be considered the Michigan Youth Treatment Center," and that the agency was "still waiting to get clarification on exactly how the funding's going to change." She added the physical status of the Shawano facility itself and any ultimate disposition of the site were not addressed in the presentation.
Representative Edwards asked how the closure affects the budget and the facility funding; Brown said presenters had preliminary reports of reported savings but that the subcommittee would receive more detail when juvenile justice is discussed in a future meeting. Chair Roth said the subcommittee planned a focused juvenile‑justice discussion in the next week to dive deeper into placements and funding consequences.
