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May 31, 2009 8:33 pm US/Eastern

Juvenile Inmate Escapes From New Facility

LAUREL, Md. (AP) ― An inmate has escaped from a $46 million juvenile detention center the day after it opened.

D.C. Department of Youth and Rehabilitative Services says in a statement that the youth fled Saturday evening from its New Beginnings Youth Center in Laurel, Md.

Officials say they are conducting an internal investigation and that D.C., Anne Arundel County and National Park police are searching for the youth.

The 30-acre campus opened Friday and houses 60 young offenders in units of 10 beds each. It replaces Oak Hill Youth Center a half mile away.

D.C. Council member Tommy Wells says he will hold a hearing to determine how the youth escaped and whether New Beginnings can contain its young inmates.

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