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| Published: April 27, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

What they said
"Some of the problems, we think we can solve. ... Some of them are more difficult. They're going to take longer to get fixed. ... I am saying there is a need for a new (Oklahoma County juvenile) facility, or maybe multiple facilities. Actually, I'd be an advocate of maybe having two or three smaller facilities as opposed to one mega center.”

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Howard Hendrick, director of the Oklahoma Department

of Human Services

"We are very concerned about high caseloads. ... I definitely think the facilities need to be replaced. ... The way the courtrooms are laid out makes it next to impossible to conduct hearings in private. But I think building multiple (replacement) facilities would be a bad idea. ... I would be worried about us splitting the courts into different parts of the city.”

Richard Kirby, head juvenile court judge in Oklahoma County

"They talked about confidentiality (violations), and they're correct.

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