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The order will pause a deadline for the state Office of Juvenile Justice to move the youths currently being held at the unit.
A alleged payroll fraud scheme has gone largely unpunished, and allegations of a "secret sex room" funded by taxpayer dollars have raised concerns about a lack of accountability and workplace culture within the Sewerage & Water Board.
