Dozens Of Teens Escape Nashville Detention Center

Published September 2, 2014 at 1:20 PM EDT

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Police work in front of the Woodland Hills Youth Development Center Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Thirty-two teens escaped from a Nashville youth detention center by crawling through a weak spot in a fence late Monday. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

Late Monday night, 32 young men between the ages of 14 and 18 escaped from the Woodland Hills Youth Development Center, after crawling through a weak part of the fence.

A spokesman for the Department of Children’s Services said that the majority of the escapees have been caught, but a few were still missing as of this morning. He also said that the teens have at least three felonies each.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks to Blake Farmer, assistant news director for Nashville Public Radio, about the escape.

Guest

Blake Farmer, assistant news director for Nashville Public Radio. He tweets @flakebarmer.