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25579
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Located southeast of Morganton, the Western Correctional Center is known to insiders as “The High Rise.” Considered North Carolina’s most secure prison for 14-to 18-year-olds, the 16-story fortress houses teenagers who are too young for adult jail or too old for juvenile school.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 5, March 16-29 1984, p1, 12-13, il, por Periodical Website
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25582
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As part of an ongoing investigation into North Carolina’s juvenile justice system, THE INDEPENDENT interviews a variety of criminal justice experts including corrections officials, court counselors, lawyers, and psychologists. They all agree that North Carolina has come a long way in finding ways to give delinquent youths a chance to turn their lives around. Still, the state has a long way to go.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 7, April 13-26 1984, p1, 8-9, por, map Periodical Website
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15797
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The article discusses the current state of the juvenile corrections system in North Carolina, its objectives, changes, and the public and professional expectations to which it leans. The author argues for a community-based correction system in lieu of inappropriate current objectives.
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Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Summer 1975, p19-25, f
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Record #:
18044
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In 1968, there were seven juvenile detention centers in the state; Buncombe County Receiving Home (Asheville), Durham County Youth Home (Durham), Forsyth County Center (Winston-Salem), Gaston County Juvenile Detention Home (Gastonia), Guilford County Juvenile Detention Home (Greensboro), Mecklenburg County Juvenile Diagnostic Center (Charlotte), and Wake County Detention Home (Raleigh). These seven facilities are run on the county level with no financial support. Only three standards are overseen by the state; approval of staff, program consultation, and standards of training.
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