King County votes to keep youth jail open through 2028 amid crime surge
King County’s youth jail will continue to operate for at least three more years following a critical vote Tuesday afternoon.
By a vote of eight to zero, The Metropolitan King County Council decided to keep the Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center open through at least 2028.
The decision stemmed from a motion by King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn to continue operating the facility. King County Executive Dow Constantine initially proposed a 2025 closure of the CCFJC. The new timeline has been pushed back to 2028.
With the vote on Tuesday, the King County Council adopted amendments to strike Dunn’s motion and replace it with language that maintains the CCFJC for now, but also calls for continued talks with Constantine to find safe alternatives to secure juvenile detention.
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