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Troubled by staffing shortages, a lack of mental health resources and money, Metro Council voted to pull city funding from Louisville's Youth Detention Center as part of widespread budget cuts in late 2019.
Troubled by staffing shortages, a lack of mental health resources and money, Metro Council voted to pull city funding from Louisville's Youth Detention Center as part of widespread budget cuts in late 2019.
The center would be state-run and maintained by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley says there are challenges with pay, staffing and caring for those in juvenile jail.