Why Douglas County's downtown Omaha juvenile detention center remains empty after a year From the What you missed last week in notable Omaha crimes and court cases series Luna Stephens World-Herald Staff Writer Aug 29, 2024 Aug 29, 2024 Updated Oct 1, 2024 0 × Douglas County board chairman Roger Garcia talks about Douglas County Youth and Family Support Center Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After sitting empty for more than a year, the future remains uncertain for Douglas County’s newly built juvenile detention center in downtown Omaha.kAm%96 Saf >:==:@? 724:=:EJ 2E `gE9 2?5 w@H2C5 $EC66ED H2D 6IA64E65 E@ @A6? :? yF=J @7 a_ab] w@H6G6C[ 42A24:EJ 2?5 4@DE :DDF6D 92G6 <6AE E96 4@F?EJ 7C@> FE:=:K:?8 E96 ?6H 3F:=5:?8[ s@F8=2D r@F?EJ q@2C5 492:C>2? #@86C v2C4:2 E@=5 >6>36CD @7 E96 >65:2 (65?6D52J]k^AmkAm#@?5J (@@52C5[ s@F8=2D r@F?EJ *@FE9 2?5 u2>:=J $FAA@CE r6?E6C DFA6C:?E6?56?E[ =65 2 E@FC @7 E96 ?6H 724:=:EJ[ D9@H:?8 @77 E96 >@56C? 3F:=5:?8’D 4=2DDC@@>D[ 962=E9 46?E6C[ 7:E?6DD 724:=:EJ 2?5 C@@7E@A C64C62E:@? 2C62[ 2== @7 H9:49 D:E F?FD65]k^Am kAm%96 A@AF=2E:@? 2E E96 4FCC6?E 56E6?E:@? 46?E6C ?62C ca?5 $EC66E 2?5 (@@=H@CE9 pG6?F6 92D C2?865 7C@> g_ E@ >@C6 E92? h_ ;FG6?:=6D :? 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