Advisory board forms emergency work group after DJJ announces Detention West closure
Aug 21, 2026
Circuit 13 advisory board voted to form an emergency detention-closure work group to develop stopgap plans and address logistics after the Department of Juvenile Justice informed the county that the Detention West site will not move forward at its planned location.
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The Circuit 13 Juvenile Justice Advisory Board voted to form an emergency detention-closure work group after the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) notified local leaders that construction at the planned Detention West site had ceased and youth would be relocated to existing facilities in other counties.
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