Community Accountability Boards (“CABs”) have served as a diversion program – or alternative to the formal court process – for first-time juvenile misdemeanor cases in King County since 1959. CABs are made up of trained community volunteers who hear juvenile cases and devise a tailored plan of accountability for each young person. If a youngContinue reading Making diversion programs more culturally responsive
We updated our Zero Youth Detention Data Dashboard to reflect the number of youth in detention through the third quarter of 2019. The addition of this third quarter data leaves the 2019 data nearly unchanged from our last update for January – June 2019, which we reported on in October. The “average daily population” (ADP) for theContinue reading New data added to Data Dashboard
Each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation hosts a national conference for the over 300 jurisdictions in 40 states that have signed on to implement its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). This year, the conference was hosted in King County, from October 16-18, in part to showcase the work of King County’s Zero Youth DetentionContinue reading National conference selects King County as site of annual conference, spotlights Zero Youth Detention
We updated our Zero Youth Detention Data Dashboard to reflect the number of youth in detention for the second quarter of 2019. With this new data, the 2019 “average daily population” – the average number of young people who are incarcerated in King County on any given day in a year – is now theContinue reading New Data Available on Data Dashboard
On Thursday, October 3, the League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County will host a panel discussion on juvenile legal reform in King County. Panelists include Zero Youth Detention Director Derrick Wheeler-Smith, Zac Davis from Best Starts for Kids Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline Program, Jason Clark from Northwest Credible Messengers, Nick Straley fromContinue reading Join Us: Juvenile Justice Panel Discussion
Zero Youth Detention is about bringing together disparate legal system agencies and community organizations to reduce the use of secure detention for young people in King County. While united in the goal of reaching Zero Youth Detention, each agency and organization brings different perspectives to the table. The KCTS documentary “Manifest Justice” explores this interplayContinue reading Video: Manifest Justice
Public Health is now accepting applications for a Zero Youth Detention Implementation Lead position. The job description and instructions for applying can be found here. Applications are due by October 10.
If you were watching the Seahawks game on August 29, you may have seen an excerpt of the short documentary “Out of the Fire,” which tells the story of Community Passageways, a Seattle-based felony diversion program and community partner in our work toward Zero Youth Detention. Community Passageways uses restorative justice practices and racial healingContinue reading Video: Community Passageways Community Diversion Program
KUOW’s Amy Radil interviewed Zero Youth Detention Director Derrick Wheeler-Smith last week about our work to eliminate the use of secure detention for young people in King County – check out the story here. With the opening of the new Children and Family Justice Center (CFJC) on the horizon, much of the discussion focused onContinue reading Intersection of Zero Youth Detention and the Children and Family Justice Center
New data is now available on the Zero Youth Detention Data Dashboard. We launched the Data Dashboard last year to share regular updates on the juvenile legal system in King County. WHERE YOU’LL SEE UPDATES This update shows new data for the first quarter of 2019, and also reflects updates to previously-shared 2018 data. InContinue reading NEW DATA AVAILABLE ON DATA DASHBOARD
