Fine where do we put it then?
I don't see this as adding any derelict density to the area than there already is as it's a juvenile center and most likely when detainees are released (60 beds proposed), they will go back to their families or be moved on to long term detention facilities.
It also houses juvenile court and counseling services for youth and families. Helps to know what the actual mission of the facility is before poo-poo'ing the location as too close to emerging housing and entertainment. The existing facility is in the shadows of Brady Heights, yet I don't seem to see any zombie-like youths recently released from the juvie center wandering up Charles Page toward downtown.
From the Tulsa County web site:
"The mission of the Tulsa County Juvenile Bureau is to collaboratively promote and administer prevention, justice and effective treatment in a fair, timely and appropriate manner with dignity and respect for the needs of the children, youth and families and for the safety or our community.
Oklahoma developed one of the first juvenile courts in the county in 1909. In 1950, the Tulsa county Juvenile Court was established in its own facility and provided a judge specializing in juvenile law. In 1968, a juvenile center was built to house the courts and the supportive programs for the juvenile justice system.
The programs of the Juvenile Bureau serve those youth and families involved in the juvenile courts, or at risk for involvement. The Juvenile Bureau serves over four thousand youth and their families per year and provides the following services and programs.
INTAKE
The Intake Department receives all referrals of youth that have committed an offense, conducting an assessment and recommending a disposition. The majority of referrals are diverted out of the juvenile justice system and into community services for further follow."
http://www.tulsacounty.org/TulsaCounty/dynamic.aspx?id=736