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Archive Home > 2004 > May > 16 > Budget cuts open holes in state's safety net

Budget cuts open holes in state's safety net

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
May 16, 2004

SALEM - The way Stephanie Alvstad sees it, shrinking numbers on government budget ledgers don't just mean fewer dollars for sex offender programs.

They mean more victims.

Every youth sex offender sent to J Bar J Youth Services has an average of 18 victims before he arrives, said Alvstad, who is....

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