Youth agency chief touts improvement

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The director of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services on Wednesday touted improvements in the troubled agency since he took over three years ago, including fewer missing teenagers and an upgrade in conditions at the Oak Hill Youth Center.

Director Vincent Schiraldi, who came to the District government as a highly regarded juvenile reform advocate, deflected criticism that his reforms coddle the juvenile offenders.

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