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Juvenile prison closure bill signed
By Associated Press
Published: 07/03/2008

LOUISIANA - Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill mandating the closure of a state juvenile prison near Baton Rouge.

The Jetson prison has long been the focus of criticism because of violence and inadequate educational and job training capabilities. Roughly 200 teenage boys are now held at the juvenile facility in rural East Baton Rouge Parish. Read more.

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