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Employees at the North Florida Youth Development Center - formerly called the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys were told the institution is being closed. Department of Juvenile Justice supervisors met with the employees to give them the news this afternoon. The school was once considered notorious for its treatment and alleged killing of boys sentenced to the reform school in Marianna. DJJ Officials are embarking on a path of putting fewer young offenders behind bars and say the school has outlived its usefulness, especially in tight budget times.

The School is one of a number of Juvenile detention facilities being closed because of a change in mission and direction designed to keep juveniles out of adult prisons.