Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 4 · column 7 of 9 · from the scan, no model involved
By GEORGE BOWLES On any given day, there are up to 200 youngsters locked up in the state’s 60 or so local jails which have been approved to house juveniles.
In the course of any year, between 3,000 and 4,000 teenagers serve time in these jails, which were primarily designed to confine adult offenders. These youthful inmates are between 15 and 17 years of age.
These grim statistics emerged last week in testimony before the Virginia Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Council, a legislative and citizen panel charged with advising the governor on matters related to juvenile justice.
While the law requires that youthful inmates be segregated from adult lawbreakers, they are still held in the same lockups.
According to James T. Roberts, a juvenile programs specialist with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, the youngsters are often quartered in the worst areas of the facilities since there are no specific provisions made for them. They are simply placed in whatever space is left after the adult confinement needs have been met.
90.3%