(a) For the detention, treatment, rehabilitation and education of children found to be delinquent, there shall be youth development centers. Such centers shall be under the supervision and control of the commissioner of children’s services.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-201

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Youth development center: means a hardware secure facility that houses children who have been adjudicated delinquent and who meet the criteria as established by the department for placement at such facility. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to restrict or prohibit coeducational programs in any youth center for delinquent children.
(c) The youth development center located in Fayette County is hereby renamed “The John S. Wilder Youth Development Center.”
(d) The educational facility located on the campus of the John S. Wilder Youth Development Center is named “The Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center.”
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