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Juvie: Why are so many young West Virginians incarcerated and at what cost?
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Every year, West Virginia children are taken into state custody. Sometimes, a case involves parental neglect or drug abuse. Other times, kids commit crimes and are placed in juvenile residential facilities. The juvenile justice programs and agencies have been under a spotlight over the past decade - partly because West Virginia has had one of the highest rates of juvenile incarceration in the country. Lawmakers have passed bills to reform the system but the outcome is mixed. Meanwhile, juvenile incarceration means the system makes decisions for kids - and those changes can last a lifetime.
Released:
Sep 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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