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| Report: Ohio’s youth prison reform is national model |
| By nbc4i.com |
| Published: 10/28/2015 |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A quarter-century after Ohio’s juvenile prison system was on the brink of crisis, it has become a model for others, according to a report released Monday. The state dramatically decreased the number of young people behind bars and saved taxpayers millions of dollars through the use of alternative programs, the Juvenile Justice Coalition said in the report. “Ohio’s de-incarceration programs are less expensive and more effective than prisons when youth are matched to the right programs,” the group’s executive director, Erin Davies, told Northeast Ohio Media Group. “We must continue to urgently embrace what works so we can give all Ohio youth, families, and communities the best chance for success.” Read More. |
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