Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect a correction. Madison County has secured $10 million in state funding for a new West Tennessee Regional Justice Complex for pre-adjudicated juveniles in a bid to address disparities in the region’s juvenile justice infrastructure.
The current, and outdated, Madison County Juvenile Justice Complex houses eight of the 10 beds in West Tennessee outside of Shelby County.
Conversations among elected officials have previously indicated that a new facility will house between 32 and 40 beds. It will be fully equipped with wraparound services ranging from mental health to substance abuse treatment…