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State efforts to ease overcrowding in juvenile facilities

Since 2020, overall juvenile complaints are up 19%. That means jails are overcrowded and there's not enough staff to run operations to help young offenders. WRAL's Chelsea Donovan looks at how the state is combatting the problem.
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Since 2020, overall juvenile complaints are up 19%. That means jails are overcrowded and there's not enough staff to run operations to help young offenders. WRAL's Chelsea Donovan looks at how the state is combatting the problem.

Reporter : Chelsea Donovan
Photographer : Curt Tremper
Web Editor : Joseph Ochoa
Posted 2023-11-23T20:36:52-0500 - Updated 2023-11-23T20:36:52-0500