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Dave Severin

Law & Order

Judge closes southern Illinois juvenile detention center after failing to meet new standards

Molly Parker

The chief judge over the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in rural southern Illinois abruptly moved to close it as of Dec. 31, citing staffing shortages that made it difficult to meet new state standards governing the treatment of youth in custody.