Judge wants education for jailed juveniles

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nwi.com on August 22, 2015 by Carmen McCollum

Some of the most needy youth in the region are not receiving an education they deserve, according to the official in charge of their care.

Those teens are confined at Lake County Juvenile Detention Center.

Thomas Stefaniak Jr., the senior judge in Lake County’s Juvenile Division, said he believes these tweens and teens should be taking classes and keeping current on school work while confined.