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Florida DJJ announces new Hillsborough juvenile detention center; groundbreaking set for Feb. 25
Summary
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Eric Hall said state funding was approved to replace the aging Hillsborough juvenile detention center; designs show a roughly 35,040-square-foot, single-story facility with indoor recreation and classroom space and a planned groundbreaking Feb. 25.
Secretary Eric Hall of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice told the Hillsborough County Public Safety Coordinating Council on Jan. 17 that the state has funded a new juvenile detention center for Hillsborough County and that a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 25.
Hall said the project moved through site planning and that the governor’s recommended budget and the legislature approved funding after the department included the project in its Legislative Budget Request. He described renderings and initial design goals: a single-story center of roughly 35,040 square feet with…
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