Juneau Juvenile Justice staff workload up since Ketchikan closure

(Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)
Ten kids have come to Johnson Youth Center from Ketchikan since the fall of last year. Ketchikan kids detained by the Division of Juvenile Justice used to be housed in the Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility, but the division closed the facility in September.
Juvenile Justice Director Rob Wood has said the facility was underutilized and state budget cuts made it too expensive to operate. So now, Ketchikan kids go to Juneau.
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