juvenile
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Truancy without an explanation can trigger sanctions including fines, community service orders or juvenile supervision measures.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
County Probation Department since 2008 to house youths who are transitioning out of the county’s juvenile halls.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The training involved participation and coaching by people who were incarcerated at Graterford prison, in Pennsylvania—many of them juvenile lifers.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Glass eels are juvenile eels, aged one to two years, that have just completed their migration across the Atlantic from the Sargasso Sea.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Just one-third of white youths were sentenced to adult or juvenile state correctional facilities in 2012, while two-thirds were given probation or sentenced to serve time in county jails.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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