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Article: Juvenile Justice center's design reflects authority and security
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- Dayton Daily News
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- December 30, 2007
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DAYTON -- The public will enter the new Montgomery County
Juvenile Justice Center through a high-ceilinged lobby with wood
paneled walls and a brightly lit reception desk.
Juvenile offenders, on the other hand, will enter the building in
the back of police cars and step out into a secure garage surrounded
by cameras, guards and bolted doors.
James Cole, the administrator of the Juvenile Court, said the
210,000-square-foot building's split personality reflects the
breadth of its mission.
On one hand, the Juvenile Justice Center is a courthouse with all
the dignified trappings that entails. On the other hand, it is a
state-of-the-art juvenile detention center capable of keeping as
many as ...