There are 3 article(s) tagged Core Civic:

• April 2022

  • As juvenile detention center doubles in cost, commissioner questions special meeting held to approve extra funding

    County Commission Chair Willie Brooks denied that the meeting was called to try to hide the 8-0 vote on emergency funding for the project. 

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2022

• March 2022

  • County Commission approves paying cost overruns on juvenile detention center

    The $13 million in additional funding found from a group of seven county budget line items brings the total cost of the project to around $30 million including the $3 million the county paid for the Old Getwell building that is being renovated.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2022

• March 2020

  • Commission committee supports buying Core Civic Shelby Training Center

    The county plans to renovate the facility to house about 146 young people.

    By Linda A. Moore March 18, 2020