Louisville Metro Youth Detention Services
FILE -- Pictured: the Louisville Metro Youth Transition Services Center is now housed at the former juvenile detention center at 720 W. Jefferson Street in downtown Louisville. The detention center closed Dec. 31, 2019, after it fell into disrepair. (WDRB/archive)
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