Do you know where your children are? That’s the question Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner is asking parents after announcing the county s Youth Justice and Education Center is nearing capacity.
Shelby County officials are coming under fresh pressure to deal with education deficiencies in the juvenile-justice system, where advocates said not enough young people who are detained are regularly attending school or learning what they need to graduate.
Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon is responding to concerns from advocates about the treatment of youth at the Shelby County Youth Justice and Education Center.