The Northwest Regional Youth Center is where Missouri sends some of its most troubled — and troublesome — juvenile offenders. Street thugs from St. Louis mix with gang members from Kansas City and pint-sized, rural car thieves […][...]
"Our first and primary function is public safety. We have young people who've become a problem in our community and that needs to stop," [says Tim Decker who runs the Missouri Division of Youth Services.]
And believe, me, for many years there have been parts of St. Louis you don’t want to be in during the daylight, minding your own business, driving through. So you might guess that the Northwest Regional Youth Center is a locked-down kind of institution.
Prepare to be nicely surprised. Please read this.
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