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Committee backs plan to pursue funding for West Tennessee juvenile detention beds
Summary
Senate Bill 374, amended to request planning and funding for a West Tennessee pre-adjudication juvenile placement, passed the Judiciary Committee and was sent to the Finance Committee with a reduced fiscal estimate for West Tennessee needs.
Senate Bill 374, sponsored by Sen. Rose, was amended in committee and the Judiciary Committee voted to send the measure to the Finance Committee to pursue financing for a West Tennessee pre-adjudication juvenile placement facility.
Sen. Rose said judges and juvenile judges in West Tennessee have reported a shortage of placements for juveniles awaiting adjudication; the bill directs planning toward a West Tennessee juvenile detention facility that would house juveniles who cannot…
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