youth detention centers

The report says the new facility should include more outdoor space, larger courtrooms and multi-purpose areas for things like counseling and creative activities.

Ben Danielson, a pediatrician and professor at the University of Washington co-authored the study which tracked proposed closures of youth detention centers from 2010 to 2023.

For months, unaccompanied children from the southern border who have made their way to the Pacific Northwest have been protesting conditions at youth…