Juvenile Justice Overhaul Passes First Committee

Posted on Jan 26, 2015

A South Dakota legislative panel has approved a proposal that aims to shift juvenile offenders toward community-based treatments and significantly decrease the number committed to the state Department of Corrections.

The Senate State Affairs Committee voted unanimously on Friday to send the measure to the chamber's floor.

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