Highland Detention at Shuman has a new name, but little has changed at the juvenile detention center since its partial reopening more than a year ago.
Construction at the center, previously known as the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, has stopped while the county envisions a better place to rehabilitate young offenders.
After its partial opening in July 2024, the center still has one pod with 12 beds for juvenile offenders accused of serious crimes. It’s nowhere close to the 60 beds promised to law enforcement, which says juvenile justice remains a revolving door…