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King County youth jail closure postponed as youth crime rates increase

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Crimes committed by kids in King County are rising at a disturbing rate. In 2023, the number of juveniles booked for felonies jumped 89-percent compared to 2022. Those numbers have officials taking a second look at plans to close traditional youth detention facilities in the county.

In 2020, county executive Dow Constantine pledged to close the remaining youth detention units at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center by 2025, replacing them with a 24/7 respite facility and secured group homes. However, the Care and Closure Advisory Committee is now recommending they take more time to enhance the secure juvenile detention plan, pushing back their deadline to 2028.

And so, when we have concerns about public safety, we want to use all the tools at our disposal," said King County Superior Court Judge Ketu Shah.Those skeptical of closing youth jail said they want to see more ideas that can offer therapeutic environments while still maintaining necessary levels of security.Selena Taylor lost her only son, Ezra Taylor, to gun violence on September 26, 2021. Six people were shot outside of La Familia Sports Pub and Lounge in Des Moines that night.

 

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