Published 2 months ago

Billings youth detention facility near capacity, seeing more violent teen offenders

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The Ted Lechner Youth Services Center in Billings, Montana is reaching capacity. The center now has youths coming in for robbery, felony assault, sexual assault and homicide. According to the Billings Police Department during a press conference, the average age of teens arrested for homicide in 2023 was 15.5.

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Billings youth detention facility near capacity, seeing more violent teen offenders

The detention center, which serves the area from Belgrade to the border of North Dakota, now has youths coming in for robbery, felony assault, sexual assault and homicide.

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