Boone County is moving to address juvenile justice issues with new facilities and new programs.
An open house was held Monday for the new juvenile probation department, which now has an entrance separate from the adult probation and community corrections agencies on the north side of the Key Bank building’s third floor. The juvenile entrance is off the south lobby.
The renovation brought the three juvenile probation officers into one area. Each officer oversees 250 to 300 juveniles yearly.
The county is also working on a Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative that will help reduce the number of juveniles who are sent to detention centers.