Tennessee Department of Children's Services

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Tennessee Department of Children's Services
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The administrative headquarters of TDCS in Nashville
Child protective services agency overview
FormedApril 1996 (1996-04)
TypeState agency
Jurisdiction Government of Tennessee
Headquarters315 Deaderick Street, 10th floor, UBS Tower, Nashville, Tennessee 37238
36°09′57″N86°46′47″W / 36.1659°N 86.7796°W / 36.1659; -86.7796 Coordinates: 36°09′57″N86°46′47″W / 36.1659°N 86.7796°W / 36.1659; -86.7796
Employees4,200 [1]
Annual budget$991.3 million (2021) [2]
Child protective services agency executive
Website www.tn.gov/dcs.html

The Tennessee Department of Children's Services (TDCS) is a state agency of Tennessee that operates services for children and youth. It is currently headquartered on the tenth floor of the UBS Tower in Nashville. The current commissioner is Margie Quin, who assumed office on September 1, 2022. [3]

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Juvenile facilities

The Division of Juvenile Justice operates three juvenile correctional facilities for male juveniles. In addition it contracts with G4S Youth Services, which operates the G4S Academy for Young Women, which has services for female juveniles. [4] The G4S Academy is housed on the Clover Bottom Developmental Center campus in Donelson. [5] The Clover Bottom complex is owned by the State of Tennessee. [6]

The three youth development centers for male juveniles are hardware-secured long-term confinement facilities for juvenile prisoners. [7] The youth development centers serve juveniles ages 12–19. [8]

Previously it operated the following: [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us - DCS Staff". TN.gov. Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Budget Fiscal Year 2022-2023" (PDF). TN.gov. Department of Finance and Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Brown, Melissa (July 22, 2022). "Lee appoints new commissioner to lead issue-plagued DCS". Tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Juvenile Justice." Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Retrieved on December 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Facilities." G4S Academy. Retrieved on December 8, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 Benton, Ben. "Taft Youth Center's last three students moved to other facilities" (Archive). Times Free Press . July 12, 2012. Retrieved on December 16, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Youth Development Centers." Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Retrieved on December 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ Brewer, Bill. "Teacher leads youth development center residents to second, third spots in Stock Market Game." Knoxville News Sentinel . May 2, 2010. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
  9. ↑ "JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS, AND TEMPORARY HOLDING FACILITIES." Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. 4/4. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Youth Development Centers." (list) Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
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