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Wisconsin Legislature Shuts Down Comment Line After Too Many Complaints | TPMDC

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Poll: Walker’s Anti-Union Stance Turning Off Wisconsin Voters | TPMDC

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State Juvenile Justice Agency a Step Closer to Elimination – Pulse of the Bay – The Bay Citizen
Juvenile justice experts largely agree that the state system has failed many of the youth in its charge, but are divided over whether the counties can handle the more serious offenders currently held in state facilities.

The population of DJJ has dropped from 10,000 to 1,300 since 1996, as crime rates have fallen, and some judges have become reluctant to send youth to the troubled state system.

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