Santa Fe County is considering closing its juvenile detention center because of declining bookings, rising maintenance costs and growing liability risks, according to a memo sent to county commissioners earlier this week.
Commissioners will direct the county to either close or keep operating the center — known as the Youth Development Program — at their meeting Tuesday.
[…] The memo said much of the staff at the juvenile detention center could be absorbed into the Santa Fe County jail or the Regional Emergency Communications Center… READ MORE
