King County Council is unanimous: keep the youth jail open
Members of the King County Council have moved to officially say the county’s youth jail should remain open.
The council voted last week eight-to-zero in favor of a non-binding resolution to declare its support for keeping the Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center in operation – with some improvements.
The move comes just over four years after King County Executive Dow Constantine pledged to shutter the facility by 2025
It was a promise made during the summer of George Floyd racial justice protests.
At the time – Constantine said his goal was “shifting public dollars away from…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.