There are 4 article(s) tagged Wilder Youth Development Center:

• September 2023

  • State approves funding for ‘first step’ in Wilder Youth Center replacement

    The renovation is part of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services’ plan to manage the crisis of placements for youths in foster care or the juvenile justice system.

    By Ian Round September 14, 2023

• July 2023

  • Wilder Youth Center getting upgrades, but won’t be replaced yet

    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.

    By Ian Round July 14, 2023

• March 2023

  • ‘Not in the best condition': Tennessee looks to replace youth detention center

    As part of our “Minor Offenders, Major Offenses” series, The Daily Memphian takes a look at Tennessee’s only state-run, hardware-secure juvenile detention facility currently in use. Wilder Youth Development Center opened in 1971, and various officials say it needs to either be replaced or expanded. 

    By Ian Round March 20, 2023

  • Bill Gibbons and Buddy Chapman discuss policing and crime on ‘Behind the Headlines’

    Gibbons is executive director of the University of Memphis Public Safety Institute and leads Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. Former Memphis Police Department director Chapman is executive director of CrimeStoppers.

    By Julia Baker March 03, 2023