Youth Detention

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Youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits

A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states.

Can King County actually close its youth jail? It's not so simple, audit finds

In 2020, amid racial justice protests, King County Executive Dow Constantine vowed to close a newly-built youth detention facility in the next five years. A new county audit of the facility, called the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center, points out the complications of actually accomplishing Constantine’s goal.

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.