PRISONS FOR GIRLS.

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Delinquency by girls in Florida increased by 30 percent over the past five years, according to the Orlando Sentinel, and the Department of Juvenile Justice is about to open the state's first prison for girls. The $2.3 million center will house youths ages 13 to 21 behind barbed wire in West Palm Beach. It was planned to be the fourth center in the state to house maximum-risk boys until officials realized they needed a facility for girls. The program will be operated by a private company...

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