Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center
This image dated Sept. 29, 2021, shows the Jefferson County Youth Detention Center, which closed in 2019. (WDRB/archive)
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The Jefferson County Youth Detention Center closed in 2019.
The new center will allow police to drop off a juvenile suspect and let the staff watch over the minor in a safe environment as they're processed.
The center would be state-run and maintained by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
