What to Do With Juvenile Offenders?
It's a big question especially around young people who are alleged to have committed a serious assault, sexual assault or murder. But, the issue of the school-to-prison pipeline looms large. In 2012, Seattle Voters and KC voters approved a $210M project levy. It is somewhat in dispute whether or not voters clearly knew the money was going mostly for a new detention center. From a report from King County Executive Dow Constantine as well as Councilmember Larry Gossett and Susan Craighead, the presiding judge of the King County Superior Court from March 2015 to the Seattle City Council regarding the "Race and Equity Action Plan."