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Fairfax officials warn consolidation bill would strain juvenile services, displace families
Summary
County court services and supervisors told the legislative committee a state bill to close several Northern Virginia juvenile detention centers and consolidate residents in Fairfax would create capacity and access problems; the bill was passed indefinitely but could reappear in the budget.
A state proposal to close several Northern Virginia juvenile detention centers and consolidate their residents in Fairfax would create capacity, cost and family-access problems for the county, staff and supervisors told the Fairfax County Legislative Committee on Jan. 24.
Matt Thompson, director of court services for Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, said the version heard in committee would have required Loudoun County, Prince William County and the Northern Virginia Detention…
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