Juvenile Barricade Situation at Warren Juvenile Detention Center
Staff assaulted, law enforcement called for assistance
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Jan. 29, 2023) – Last night, at approximately 6:30 p.m. CST, three juveniles in custody at the Warren Juvenile Detention Center attacked a youth worker and then barricaded themselves inside an office by blocking the door with a filing cabinet.
The Department of Juvenile Justice immediately contacted the Kentucky State Police (KSP) and the Warren County Regional Jail’s Critical Emergency Response Team for assistance. Both agencies responded to the facility and quickly resolved the situation without any use of force. No injuries to youth.
The juveniles involved in the incident are 16 years old and committed on charges of murder, robbery 1st and trafficking. These juveniles were not involved in the incident on Monday, Jan. 23 where three other youth orchestrated an attack on staff.
Due to these recent violent attacks, the facility is operating under controlled confinement, which means movement among the facility is limited.
KSP has opened an investigation and criminal charges are being sought by the department. To not hinder the investigation no further details will be released at this time.
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ORIGINAL STORY
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT….OF THE VIOLENT KIND!!!
ONE INJURIED AFTER TEENAGE INMATES ATTACK DETENTION CENTER STAFF,LED BY A TRIO OF VIOLENT OFFENDERS WHO WERE BEING HELD ON MURDER & DOUBLE ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
Staff at the juvenile detention facility referred all questions to the state. Morgan Hall, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, who declined interview requests by regional news media.
The attack follows a series of problems at Kentucky’s juvenile detention centers, including assaults, riots, and vandalism.
In November 2022, a riot broke out at another Kentucky juvenile detention center located in the city of Columbia, in Adair County, leaving several young people and staff wounded. Order was restored after state police troopers and other law enforcement officers entered the facility.
At the same Warren County juvenile detention center in Bowling Green, a riot broke out in August 2022, when some youths choked and attacked staff with a broom, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. They also did a significant amount of damage to the facility on the night of August 20, but no one was injured.
Last week, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced juvenile justice workers would be receiving protective equipment to defend themselves and youth offenders during attacks.
The state has taken other steps to improve such as moving female inmates to a single facility and holding male inmates according to the age and level of offense.
A resolution is pending in the Kentucky General Assembly that would create an emergency work group to examine the state’s troubled juvenile justice system.
State Senator David Givens of Greensburg sponsored the resolution.
“Crisis is not an adequate word for what’s going on here,” David Givens said during a floor speech. “Crisis doesn’t even start to touch the depth of this problem.”
The resolution cleared the KY. Senate earlier this month and will go to the KY. House for a vote when the legislature reconvenes on February 7.
Under Kentucky law, any youth between the ages of 11-18 may be ordered by a judge to be held at a state juvenile detention center.
Put them in the same jails as adults and give them the same Lexi sentences as adults let’s face it you’re not going to change when they become adults so why not stop them now we’re just saving ourselves in trouble the use of today don’t have consciousness
Call in the Memphis Police Department. Turn the Thugs loose on the Thugs.