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| Teen serving sentence at juvenile jail poses unique problem |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/14/2005 |
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Having a 17-year-old serve two years at the Clark County (Nev.) juvenile jail for killing three 15-year-old friends in a drunk driving crash is creating a unique problem. An advocacy group called "Moms on a Mission" is complaining the teen isn't getting an education or counseling. He's the first juvenile ever sentenced to serve an entire sentence at the facility, where the average stay is 17 days for juveniles awaiting trial or sentencing. Clark County District Attorney David Roger says justice is being served. He says it wouldn't be right to let someone who crashed and killed three people go to the Spring Mountain Youth Camp youth camp on Mount Charleston. The teen pleaded guilty as a juvenile in the November 2003 crash, and agreed to the juvenile jail sentence to avoid being tried as an adult. |
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