The Sharing of Peace
Learn how peacemaking circles are changing King County’s juvenile justice system and staff from the inside out.
Transforming juvenile justice: excerpt from 2018 State of the County Address
King County Executive Dow Constantine delivered his 2018 State of the County Address this week. In it, he outlined his vision for transforming juvenile justice, including a new approach that uses a public health lens to help youth in crisis. Watch or read the excerpt of the State of the County that focuses on juvenile…
King County Public Health now oversees juvenile justice to focus on healing
By John Knicely, KIRO 7 News Juvenile justice now falls under the direction of King County Public Health. On Wednesday, King County Executive Dow Constantine unveiled plans that have been in the works since November. The idea is to focus on healing and rehabilitating the youth offender to have charges reduced or thrown out. Jahila…
King County Committed to New Facility, Decreasing Youth Detentions
By Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service Protests against a new youth detention center in King County continued this week, with opponents blocking the construction site and the office of King County Executive Dow Constantine. Protesters from No New Youth Jail say plans for the new facility run counter to the county’s commitment to zero youth…
Using restorative justice to help youth in crisis
Jimmy Hung, a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, sees the juvenile justice system from the inside. He has a passion for helping youth in crisis, and he’s been instrumental in bringing restorative justice practices to this work. Via King County TV, learn more about Jimmy Hung and how he’s…
Seahawks DE Michael Bennett recognized for dedication to lifting up youth in juvenile detention
The values that keep the football athlete a consistent in-person inspiration for youth in King County Juvenile Detention are being recognized on the Jan. 15 cover of The New Yorker and in the Seahawks’ nomination of him for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. When Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett launched a…
Year in Review: King County’s 2017 Juvenile Justice Reform Progress
Reform doesn’t happen overnight. That doesn’t mean it can’t be impressive to look back at how much progress can be made in just one year. In 2017, King County continued to step up its investments and commitments to eliminating the school-to-prison pipeline: Safe Spaces: King County set in motion partnerships with organizations across the County…
Choose 180 Director’s past helps him connect to youth facing struggles
If you wanted to create a profile for the type of kid who would end up involved in drugs, in gangs, in the juvenile justice system, Sean Goode says the description would match his childhood. Both of Sean’s parents struggled with mental health diseases: His father with schizophrenia; his mother with a personality disorder. His…
Executive Constantine directs Public Health to oversee King County juvenile detention reorganization
Public Health – Seattle & King County and its partners will work with community on a reform plan that will improve training support for staff who work with youth in detention, expand innovative programs and alternatives to detention, and ensure that transitions out of detention are linked to an overall plan for each youth’s success. …
