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Wilson County committee approves one immediate full‑time juvenile services post, puts second upgrade on needs list
Summary
The Wilson County judicial/budget committee approved funding for an immediate full‑time juvenile services position and placed a part‑time‑to‑full‑time upgrade on the needs list for budget committee review after hearing officials cite sharply rising caseloads and program growth.
The Wilson County judicial/budget committee voted to approve funding for one immediate full‑time juvenile services position and directed staff to add a second part‑time‑to‑full‑time upgrade to the needs list for the budget committee to consider.
Juvenile services representative (S10) told the committee the office has expanded intake nights, launched a pretrial caseload and an active truancy board coordinated by Gary Vandiver, and has seen a substantial rise in cases: “If the current trend continues for this year, they’re up by a 150%,” S10 said, and later stated detention episodes had “tripled” and were at 28 episodes in March. The office asked to convert one…
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