The proposed facility would create a new home for the West Central Regional Juvenile Center’s non-secure programs, including transitional housing programs for at-risk boys and girls.

The Yankton County Commission will discuss the study for a proposed juvenile detention center during its regular meeting Tuesday (Feb. 4).

Jayden Little, who was 17 when he escaped from a Lincoln youth detention center but since has turned 18, was sentenced to 15½ to 25½ years in prison.

A federal judge extended a court agreement on Thursday ensuring safe and sanitary conditions for migrant children in federal ...