LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Metro councilmember Kevin Bratcher, R-22, is the primary sponsor of a resolution urging Governor Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice to expedite the re-opening of the Juvenile Detention Center .

Bratcher sees this as a solution to a teen violence issue.

"Louisville has a problem and nobody seems to be wanting to take is serious and that is juvenile crime," Bratcher said. “We need a detention center here in Louisville and we need it yesterday.”

The facility closed in 2019 and is scheduled to reopen spring 2027.

According to the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, once completed, the facility will have 64 beds and will house 'high level male offenders'.

The director of the Office of Violence Prevention told WHAS11 earlier this month, th

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