Sentences with phrase «juvenile facilities rather»

Instead, those children would be referred to Family Court and would receive counseling and support services and, if deemed appropriate, would be sent to juvenile facilities rather than adult prisons and jails.

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Sentencing juveniles to appropriate correctional programs, based in the community whenever possible, rather than only to «training schools» or other large - scale detention facilities has proved a cost - effective strategy in Massachusetts and other states; recidivism and juvenile crime rates have remained low in these states.