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Chippewa Cree Tribe to start housing juveniles
Wednesday, February 8, 2006

The Chippewa Cree Tribe is going to start housing juvenile offenders on the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana rather than send them to a local detention center.

The tribal council is discussing where to place the juveniles. A room at the tribal jail could be converted or an old jail could be converted into an all-youth facility.

To start the process, the tribe is seeking a waiver under the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act to be able to house adults and juveniles together under certain conditions.

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Rocky Boy plans youth detention facilities (The Havre Daily News 2/7)

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