The number of cases has continually decreased:At one point, the annual number of juveniles charged as adults in King County was 80. Isupported a recent change to the lawremoving first-degree robbery and other crimes from the offenses that qualify for adult prosecution. To treat...
The King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention has agreed to begin booking people arrested for simple misdemeanors, such as violating a recently passed law criminalizing public drug use and possession, at the request of interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr, PubliCola has learned. The...
Law and Justice Committee vice chair and former director of theKing County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention, said in a statement. “It is clear that we continue to have a need for detention. At the same
During the summer of 2020, King County Executive Dow Constantinecommittedto closing down the youth jail, saying the county would move “public dollars away from systems that are rooted in oppression and into those that maintain public health and safety, and help people on a path to success.” ...
RE-SENTENCING REFORM: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBIA AND AUSTRALIA ILSA Journal of International & Comparative LawPicart, Vianca I.