Gov. Jay Inslee says the move is needed to handle an “avalanche” of juvenile offenders.
LEWIS COUNTY, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal to move offenders convicted of crimes as juveniles into a former adult prison facility is raising questions and concerns.
Inslee said on Monday that due to juveniles committing “boatloads of crime,” the state needs to transfer offenders out of Green Hill School and Echo Glen Children’s Center.
He said with legislative approval, and state funding, an unused facility at the adult Stafford Creek Corrections Center can house up to 48 offenders from Green Hill.
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