INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -
State corrections officials say they plan to close a boot camp for juvenile
offenders in northwestern Indiana because of a decreasing need for it.
The Indiana
Department of Corrections announced Friday that 72 youths housed at the Camp
Summit Boot Camp in LaPorte will be moved to community-based programs or
other state facilities. The boot camp is scheduled to close Oct. 1.
Corrections
Commissioner Bruce Lemmon credited improved state services for the decline
of juvenile offenders.
The boot camp was
created in 1995 and is the state’s only para-military style camp for
juveniles.