Washington state agency seeks funding for new juvenile detention center as overcrowding persists

The Department of Children, Youth and Families wants to open a new, smaller facility to increase capacity for youth with significant mental health needs

Posted 11/23/24

With overcrowding at Washington’s two juvenile detention centers, the Department of Children, Youth and Families is asking state lawmakers for money to open a new facility.

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