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Oregon Passes Legislation to Move Juveniles Out of Adult Jails
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2012
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2012, page 50
“Youth who are held in adult jail[s] are at significantly increased risk of experiencing violence, committing suicide, and they’re actually at much higher risk of recidivating as well,” stated David Rogers, executive director of the Partnership for Safety and Justice (PSJ), based in Portland, Oregon. Thus, Rogers and PSJ have ...
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