70 Million: Where Juvenile Detention Looks More Like Hanging Out

Published: Nov. 17, 2021, 9:36 p.m.

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There\\u2019s a place in rural St. Johns, Arizona, where teens who have encounters with officers of the law can play pool, make music, and get mentored instead of going to jail. It\\u2019s called The Loft, and it\\u2019s the brainchild of a judge who wanted to save the county hundreds of millions of dollars and divert young people towards the support many were not getting at home.

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