The Department of Corrections in Washington has been fined $60,000 after staff at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen failed to properly enforce COVID-19 safety measures. Washington ...

Tana Senn, seen here during her time as a lawmaker the state House of Representatives, says that hiring difficulties will mean a delay for bringing a new juvenile detention center online. (Legislative ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, seen here in 2023, announced plans on Nov. 25, 2024 for a new juvenile detention facility on the campus of the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Wash. Young ...

(The Center Square) – Families of incarcerated youth and juvenile justice advocates are speaking out against Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent announcement regarding plans for a new juvenile ...

DCYF has begun the process to staff the facility, which will be manned and operated by DCYF staff. “This will be a juvenile justice facility,” Inslee said during a press conference announcing the plan ...

Eight current residents of Green Hill School in Chehalis will be voluntarily transferred to Harbor Heights, a new juvenile rehabilitation center on the grounds of Stafford Creek Corrections Center ...

A new Washington state juvenile detention center meant to help address persistent overcrowding at an existing facility will open months later than anticipated due to difficulties in hiring staff. The ...

Take a 'Walk, man.' DCYF has begun the process to staff the facility, which will be manned and operated by DCYF staff. “This will be a juvenile justice facility,” Inslee said during a press conference ...

“Single bunk is something we know is really important in a juvenile rehabilitation space, that emerging adult program. We aren’t able to provide that at Green Hill, as we know,” Krutsinger said. A ...