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Council backs county bond for Kaufman County juvenile detention center
Summary
Terrell City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting Kaufman County’s bond proposal to build a 32‑bed juvenile detention center, probation offices and a juvenile justice alternative education program.
The Terrell City Council voted unanimously on April 20 to approve Resolution No. 2,218 in support of Kaufman County’s bond proposal to build a new juvenile detention center, a probation office and a juvenile justice alternative education program (JJEP).
Judge Joseph Russell, Kaufman County County Court at Law, described a rise in juvenile crime severity and said local courts are increasingly arresting youths in serious offenses involving firearms. Kaufman County Chief Juvenile Probation…
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