This UW pediatrician has helped young people for 30 years. Now, he's on a mission to end youth incarceration ‘There's really no bit of evidence that really substantiates in any particular way, the value of youth incarceration.’
The last immigrant youth jail in the country moves to end contract with ICE One of the last detention centers in the U.S. to hold undocumented immigrant youth wants to end its contract with ICE.
Former Seattle foster child reflects on the end of the youth jail: 'This brings me to tears' Jasmine Jarrell says she was sent to the King County youth jail multiple times for leaving foster care placements. She says detention is no place for kids.
New King County proposal: Close the youth jail by 2025 King County Executive Dow Constantine on Tuesday proposed a plan that activists have long called for: closing the youth jail.
An immigrant youth is released from the Cowlitz youth detention center A young, undocumented immigrant who goes by ‘Arthur’ who had been in legal limbo for the last 9 months has gotten a reprieve.
King County opens doors to controversial new youth detention center Over the next two weeks, King County will transfer about forty youth in custody from the old Youth Services Center to the new Children and Family Justice Center next door.
'Secret' WA youth detention center at center of records request dispute The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a case regarding undocumented youth detained in Washington state.
5 ways to reform youth justice in King County, according to this retiring judge J. Wesley St. Clair has been a prosecutor, a defense attorney and a judge. He last eight on the bench were in juvenile court where he recently retired.
Despite ban, King County still putting youth in solitary confinement Two years ago the King County Council banned the use solitary confinement on young people. But a new report says it’s still happening.
Your thoughts on youth justice? King County is asking King County wants your feedback on its efforts to jail fewer young people.