In Re Sanders

Nahra, Judge.

The Ohio Department of Youth Services appeals from a juvenile court order committing Reginald Sanders to his probation officer for placement at a private institution in Pennsylvania, and ordering the department to pay the full cost of his care. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

Sanders was adjudged delinquent in 1987 and committed to the department. He obtained early release in 1988. Three months later, the department filed a complaint for violation of his parole, and the juvenile court found Sanders to be in violation of his parole. The court ordered Sanders to be…