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He may have been caught up in this transfer which was short lived after Lawsuit and order to return inmates:
7/12/24
Roughly five years ago, the state made changes to it’s juvenile rehabilitation programs that allowed young people that committed crimes as children to stay in juvenile facilities up until they turn 25-years-old. Each of the inmates transferred were males, over the age of 21 who had sentences that would have eventually led them to be moved into DOC facilities by age 25.
7/19/24
A judge has issued a preliminary ruling that requires the state to move 43 inmates back to juvenile detention facilities within 14 calendar days.
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), which is in the middle of a population crisis, made the move late last week in an attempt to empty beds at their juvenile facility in Lewis County that was 30% over capacity.
Amid juvenile detention crisis, Washington moves 43 young prisoners to adult prisons
In an attempt to stem it’s youth detention facility crisis, Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) announced Friday they’ve moved 43 young people into adult prisons.
www.fox13seattle.com
7/12/24
Roughly five years ago, the state made changes to it’s juvenile rehabilitation programs that allowed young people that committed crimes as children to stay in juvenile facilities up until they turn 25-years-old. Each of the inmates transferred were males, over the age of 21 who had sentences that would have eventually led them to be moved into DOC facilities by age 25.
Judge orders DCYF to return WA inmates to juvenile facilities within 14 days
A judge has issued a preliminary ruling that requires the state to move 43 inmates back to juvenile detention facilities within 14 calendar days.
www.fox13seattle.com
7/19/24
A judge has issued a preliminary ruling that requires the state to move 43 inmates back to juvenile detention facilities within 14 calendar days.
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), which is in the middle of a population crisis, made the move late last week in an attempt to empty beds at their juvenile facility in Lewis County that was 30% over capacity.