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Phoenix New Times Investigates Mental Health Care For Arizona's Juvenile Inmates

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Friday, January 19, 2018 - 4:45pm
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For a number of years, Phoenix New Times has been digging to obtain information about mental health care provided at the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections’ locked facility, Adobe Mountain.

Earlier this week, the publication featured an article about one particular inmate and his father’s attempts to learn more about what, if any, mental health treatment his son was receiving.

Amy Silverman, managing editor at Phoenix New Times, talked about the investigation

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