Circleville is home to one of the state's juvenile prisons.
(AP) A report is praising Ohio's approach to reducing its juvenile prison population by shifting more offenders into local community centers and out of state-run facilities.
The Department of Youth Services now houses fewer than 700 inmates, a third of what Ohio used to hold in juvenile detention centers.
The report filed Thursday in federal court in Columbus says two different programs for placing young offenders in community centers have produced impressive results.
Circleville is home to one of the state's juvenile prisons.