King County’s youth diversion program draws scrutiny from councilmember

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is calling for an audit on a program intended to keep kids out of the juvenile detention system.

KING COUNTY, Wash. — On the heels of the announcement of what King County’s Executive is calling “100 Days of Action” against youth gun violence, a member of the county council said he believes a major contributing factor to this violence is being overlooked.

He said kids accused of lower-level crimes, who are being sent to diversion programs instead of courts, are neglecting their responsibility to show up for that program.

“A huge number of people are just ghosting the system

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