Judge Rules On Juvenile Offender Placement

Superior Court Judge Michael Blee ruled this week that the state Juvenile Justice Commission is responsible for the placement of juvenile offenders, not Atlantic County. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Blee wrote that the county isn’t equipped to make the decision while the commission is in charge of supervising the facilities.
The ruling comes as part of an ongoing legal dispute between the commission and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office over the placement of the juveniles.