Washington state is finding ways to “soften” former solitary confinement cells.
ABERDEEN, Wash. — Dozens of young men who were convicted of crimes in Washington when they were juveniles could serve some of their sentences in former adult solitary confinement cells as soon as this coming spring.
Last month, Gov. Jay Inslee proposed converting 48 units at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen to juvenile rehabilitation (JR) beds in an attempt to alleviate overcrowding at the Green Hill School, a juvenile detention facility.
The Democrat called for $33 million in state funding to hire staff and convert the space that has not housed adult
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