180 in the Press: New Youth Jail

“King County opens doors to controversial new youth detention center”

Read KUOW’s article here

We fundamentally believe that young people should not be locked up in facilities. It is sobering reality that this month the new “Children and Family Justice Center” has opened in a time when our communities are working to achieve ‘zero youth detention‘. In a system meant to criminalize youth, there can be no amount of renovations or additions in a new facility that can adequately nurture the possibilities in young futures or replace the power of community.

“But for years, the No New Youth Jail Coalition and community-based groups have pressed for an end to youth detention. King County also launched its own Zero Youth Detention effort, which included downsizing the detention center's capacity; the new building contains 100 fewer beds than the old one.”