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Juvenile Justice officials want to save, restructure Salem facility
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The superintendent of the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth said Friday that he doesn't want to dismantle the youth facility, favoring instead a plan to retrain staff members and make major changes that aim to shuck its "maximum security" designation.
Superintendent David W. Jones said during a status hearing Friday in Kanawha Circuit Court that the Salem facility's architecture, which experts have said is like an adult prison, has little to do with how well its youngsters are rehabilitated.
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Juvenile Justice officials want to save, restructure Salem facility
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The superintendent of the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth said Friday that he doesn't want to dismantle the youth facility, favoring instead a plan to retrain staff members and make major changes that aim to shuck its "maximum security" designation.
Superintendent David W. Jones said during a status hearing Friday in Kanawha Circuit Court that the Salem facility's architecture, which experts have said is like an adult prison, has little to do with how well its youngsters are rehabilitated.
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