New Youth Justice and Education Center to provide a ‘different path’
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner speaks during a ribbon cutting for the new Shelby County Youth Justice and Education Center on Wednesday, Nov. 8. (Julia Baker/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Sheriff Bonner said he hopes the center will allow the expansion of educational opportunities provided to the juvenile facility by Hope Academy.
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Shelby County Sheriff's Office Shelby County Youth Justice and Education CenterJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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