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Reducing the Number of Children in Jail

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Published August 26, 2011 at 9:46 AM EDT

As Northern Kentucky authorities struggle with reducing the number of children jailed for truancy and other behavior not illegal for adults, a report issued Thursday outlines a plan that has reduced that number in other regions of the state. Kenton County has jailed more children for that type of behavior during the last eight years than any of Kentucky's other 120 counties, according to the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice.
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