WV Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County had more youth crime in 2008 and 2009 than any other county in West Virginia; a new reintegration program aims to help those juvenile offenders.
In 2009, there were 478 delinquent offenders in Kanawha County, a decrease from the 516 offenders in 2008, according to the most recent report published by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Division of Probation Services and completed by the Division of Court Services.
Only four other counties — Berkeley, Cabell, Mercer and Wood — served more than 150 juvenile offenders in the state in 2009
Full story: Free program offers job training, education help for youth offenders