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BASICS: South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility, South Bend, IN. Rated for 136 beds, at time of visit the population was 89, all low and medium risk kids (no high risk) Crimes here range from theft, burglary, battery, everything but murder and sex-crimes. The average stay is between 6 and 9 months, no longer, the director points to research that finds that the kids are better served in the community. 40% of the kids are in special-ed classes and 40% are on psychotropic medications.
