Wilder Youth Center getting upgrades, but won’t be replaced yet
DCS Commissioner Margie Quin says her department’s short-term real estate plan adds space for 72 kids in the juvenile justice system and 48 who are dependent and neglected. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services says the Fayette County facility is needed despite reports by Disability Rights Tennessee and the Youth Law Center of abuse and unsafe conditions at the facility.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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