Alternatives for area youths

Alice Campbell Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com

Since the youth detention center in Blaine County closed, young offenders have been transported to a Great Falls facility, costing time and money. A local group is looking at alternatives to detention with help from the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative through the Annie E. Casey Foundation. "The whole idea is to get an early grip on them," said Judge David Rice, who is helping with the process, which began before the Blaine County facility's closure. If the problems are corrected early on, it can...