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New justice support manager ready for changes
Vasupuram takes over in
February in La Crosse
After two decades of sending 17-year-old lawbreakers to adult court, Wisconsin legislators could soon put those teens back in the juvenile system.
The newly-hired head of justice support in La Crosse County is ready for the proposed change. Rukmini Vasupuram is working on how the sanctions programs could handle the increase in juveniles.
Vasupuram, who now works as an assistant district attorney for the county, also has ideas for how the county offers justice support for women, such as Ophelia’s House.
She’ll succeed Jane Klekamp as justice support manager in February.
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