Juvenile Court wants almost $5M for ‘rapid engagement’ strategy
Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon speaks during a town hall at St. Paul Baptist Church. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The new county funding would be for 40 new counselors with the goal of preventing a “cross over” of children coming to the court for child welfare issues and then moving to delinquent behavior.
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