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Think about the last time you met a Pamela, a Shannon, or someone who introduced themselves as “Shad.” Were they between 40 and 50 years old? That’s no coincidence. While these names may have fallen out of the mainstream for newborns, they were some of the most popular names in the 1970s. You couldn’t scroll […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A state-run youth facility, the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County, is getting failing grades in a scathing report on conditions at the center. Two groups, Disability Rights Tennessee and Youth Law Center, said their investigation and interviews of youth and staff at the facility, along with public data, found beatings and […]

FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn.– There is new information on a weekend disturbance at Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County. Tuesday, from the perimeter of Wilder Youth Development Center all appeared to be quiet. A far cry from January 1st when, according to officials from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, youth in two dorms broke […]

NOTE: This story has been updated with new information and a response from the state. FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. — Three sources in Fayette County told WREG that Somerville Volunteer firefighters were called to Wilder after a report of a fire at Wilder Youth Development Center. A spokesperson said the juveniles broke through fire escape doors […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee officials say law enforcement responded to a report of an attempted escape from Wilder Youth Center Saturday evening. According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Highway Patrol contacted them about a disturbance at the center just after 5 p.m. Two teens inside the center had reportedly broken down their […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 17-year-old escapee from a juvenile detention center in Fayette County, Tennessee was captured without incident in Chattanooga, the U.S. Marshals said Tuesday. He was one of three juveniles who escaped June 23 from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville. Another juvenile was captured June 24. The third juvenile is still at […]

A teenager who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County was captured.

A search is underway for three detainees who escaped from a Fayette County youth detention facility.

Authorities in Fayette County are searching for five juvenile detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center.

The last of the youth detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center has been located.

UPDATE: A fourth of the five youth detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center has been apprehended, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s office. Law enforcement in Christian County, Kentucky located the fourth escapee. FCSO said only one escapee remains at large. The one escapee that is still at large is from the […]