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Kentucky’s juvenile detention system still struggling with ‘critical staffing issues’

BY: and - June 16, 2023

FRANKFORT — Despite salary increases, persistent understaffing is forcing a shuffling of Kentucky juveniles being held in detention. The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice plans to move girls from a detention center in Campbell County to one in Boyd County for an estimated 90 days in response to staffing difficulties.  The boys being held in […]