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Nebraska lawmakers are racing against time to relocate teens from the crumbling Whitehall Campus, a decades-old facility plagued by flooding, pest infestations, and unsafe infrastructure—now deemed the state’s most structurally hazardous youth treatment center. Officials plan to move boys to Hastings, triggering a legal shift to also relocate girls to Kearney, sparking debates over treatment continuity, family access, and whether rural communities can sustain specialized staff. With federal certification and state licensing hurdles ahead, the urgency is palpable: one senator warned the campus is “screaming at us,” demanding immediate action before safety risks escalate.

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