'Secret' WA youth detention center at center of records request dispute The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a case regarding undocumented youth detained in Washington state. Esmy Jimenez
Law & Courts 5 ways to reform youth justice in King County, according to this retiring judge J. Wesley St. Clair has been a prosecutor, a defense attorney and a judge. He last eight on the bench were in juvenile court where he recently retired. Patricia Murphy
Politics Despite ban, King County still putting youth in solitary confinement Two years ago the King County Council banned the use solitary confinement on young people. But a new report says it’s still happening. Patricia Murphy
Your thoughts on youth justice? King County is asking King County wants your feedback on its efforts to jail fewer young people. Patricia Murphy
Before you vote: Prosecutor candidates on youth jail, sex work King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg is seeking his fourth term this November. In the 11 years he's held office, some years he’s run... Amy Radil
Why organizers say no to a new youth detention center in King County Bill Radke talks to Nikkita Oliver, Seattle attorney and organizer with No New Youth Jail Coalition about why community organizers and activists want... Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
Read these lyrics about regret from incarcerated youth Two young men created this song at the Echo Glen Children's Center, a maximum security facility in Snoqualmie, in a series of workshops with RadioActive... TWO YOUNG MEN IN JUVENILE JAIL
Can King County stop jailing kids? Updated 5:54 p.m., 12/11/2017: The King County Council on Monday signaled a commitment to jailing fewer young people. The council told County Executive... Patricia Murphy
Appeals court finds that tax formula for new King County youth jail is wrong A Washington state appeals court ruled Tuesday that King County has been improperly calculating the property taxes it’s using to fund a new courthouse... Patricia Murphy
