CLOSED - LOUISVILLE YOUTH DETENTION FACILITY DOWNTOWN - FILE.jpeg
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The former Louisville Metro Youth Detention Services building downtown, which closed in 2019. (WDRB file image)Â Â
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The DJJ presented a list of needs to state lawmakers in Frankfort on Tuesday.
Lawmakers introduced a funding plan with additional measures to hold parents responsible for helping keep youth offenders on track.Â
Prosecutors say youth gun violence has been a growing concern this summer.
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