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Jan 17

Jan 17 Advocates Decry Racial Disparity At Juvenile Jail

Shelby Melton

Juvenile Justice News

Nearly nine out of 10 of the kids locked up in the juvenile jail in Middletown are black and Latino — a deeply ingrained racial disparity that advocates want to see broken this legislative session as officials follow the governor's order to close the sprawling jail compound by next year.

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