Underage and Under Arrest: Turning the tide of a juvenile crime spike

“There’s so much work to do. There’s still babies dying. There’s still babies getting locked up and re-locked up.”

SEATTLE — KING 5 has been looking into the crisis of a juvenile crime spike in Western Washington, with serious offenses committed by kids as young as 12 and 13 years old. 

In our series, Underage and Under Arrest, we examine efforts to turn the tide.

For Devonte Parson, his focus is on keeping kids from entering the juvenile justice system in the first place.

“This is Yesler Terrace, this is where I came to when I was little from Texas, this is the

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