Green Hill School is struggling to handle an ‘avalanche’ of new offenders, according to Gov. Inslee.
CHEHALIS, Wash. — Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee wants to move offenders who committed their crimes as juveniles to a former adult prison housing unit.
On Monday, Nov. 25 surrounded by legislators and state agency officials, Inslee said the move is needed to handle “an avalanche of new juvenile offenders that are being sent to the state’s juvenile justice system.”
Green Hill School, one of the state’s two maximum security juvenile facilities, is designed to safely operate with 180 offenders.
As of Monday night, 237 residents
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