What Will It Take to Stop Locking Up Kids?
Previously unreleased data tells us who gets locked up at the youth jail for what.by Steven HsiehLocal politicians and activists agree: King County should eventually stop detaining youth. The Seattle City Council passed a resolution saying as much in 2015. King County executive Dow Constantine signed on to the vision in January.The point of disagreement is over how quickly the criminal justice system can achieve Zero Youth Detention, a phrase popularized by local activists opposed to the planned
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