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W.Va. judge: Fix Salem youth prison -- or close it
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A judge issued a tentative order Friday that could result in the closure of West Virginia's only high-security youth prison and pave the way for sweeping changes in the state's juvenile justice system.
After finding that the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth in Salem is in violation of state code by its treatment of juvenile offenders, Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn issued an order that calls on state lawmakers to either make drastic changes to the facility or abandon it and relocate its population.
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W.Va. judge: Fix Salem youth prison -- or close it
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A judge issued a tentative order Friday that could result in the closure of West Virginia's only high-security youth prison and pave the way for sweeping changes in the state's juvenile justice system.
After finding that the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth in Salem is in violation of state code by its treatment of juvenile offenders, Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn issued an order that calls on state lawmakers to either make drastic changes to the facility or abandon it and relocate its population.
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