No fixes on horizon for crowding crisis in WA’s youth prisons

'It's just agony:' Parents worry over juvenile detention center conditions

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- You've heard an earful about the ongoing problems at the 201 Poplar jail, like cases of inmates dying and others living in delapidated conditions. Now, parents are telling us the situation is not much better at the lock-up that holds juvenile offenders. The detention center off Old Getwell Road in South Memphis is where young people under 18 are housed when they commit a crime. They live here, take classes, and even go to court…

No fixes on horizon for crowding crisis in WA’s youth prisons

Problems with overcrowding have enveloped the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis for nearly two years, leading to unsafe conditions for the minors incarcerated there and the staff tasked with overseeing them. Read more...

No Fixes on Horizon for Crowding Crisis in Washington State's Youth Prisons

OLYMPIA, WA – Problems with overcrowding have enveloped the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis for nearly two years, leading to unsafe conditions for the minors incarcerated there and the staff tasked with overseeing them. But Washington state lawmakers left Olympia last month without making substantial changes to address the crisis. The lack of progress was frustrating for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. While a new f…