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(The Center Square) – The federal investigation into how Kentucky treats those housed in state-run juvenile justice centers will hopefully “serve as a crucial wake-up call” for Gov. Andy Beshear and his administration, a state senate leader said. However, Beshear was quick to push back. State Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, issued the statement late Wednesday afternoon, hours after the U.S. Department of Justice announced its plan to review the state’s eight detention centers and one development center. For nearly a decade, the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice has come under fire as me…

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