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Hernandez said the attorney general’s office’s filings failed to show that a state takeover would lead to “a transformation of the juvenile halls.”

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I am now ready to offer some hard truths about being past the “appropriate” age for juvenile activities.

He says: "We repeatedly found seedlings and adults with juvenile root structures near decaying logs, not scattered randomly in the forest. That recurring pattern inspired us to test whether deadwood fungi fuel orchid beginnings."

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The county has since been sued by more than 11,000 people alleging abuse inside county-run juvenile halls and foster homes with some claims dating back to the 1950s.

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It results in death in more than 80% of cases in juvenile elephants.

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