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By SHERRY JONES
Capital News Service
RICHMOND— Reform of Virginia’s juvenile justice system appears to be one issue topping the list for lawmakers gearing up for the 1996 General Assembly session that opens Jan. 10.
As a part of his budget proposals, Gov. George Allen has pledged to institute measures aimed at curtailing juvenile crime in the comfnonwealth.
While many of Gov. Allen’s proposals stem from recommendations made by the Governor’s Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform, lawmakers on the other side of the aisle have countered Gov. Allen’s proposals with a set of their own.
Stressing the need for more services and fnore prevention programs as well as increased confinement for certain violent juvenile offenders, the legislative commission Dec. 13 approved a $66 million overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system.
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