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NY: Washington County expanding efforts to keep teens out of jail
Post Star – June 30, 2017
For years, Washington County has managed to keep most juveniles out of jail by creating individual plans for each child who is detained. Now, the county will dramatically expand that program to include 16- and 17-year-olds in response to the state’s new Raise the Age policy.
http://poststar.com/news/local/washington-county-expanding-efforts-to-keep-teens-out-of-jail/article_23579f9f-b19a-5748-9bce-d9df9605b9f4.html