While African American youth make up just 10 percent of the young people in King County, they represent 50 percent of the juvenile detainees. County leaders say they are taking significant steps to change what Executive Dow Constantine calls "unacceptable" racial disparity, starting with a sharp cutback in locking kids up.
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
King County vows major changes to locking troubled kids up in juvenile detention
King County vows major changes to locking troubled kids up in juvenile detention
While African American youth make up just 10 percent of the young people in King County, they represent 50 percent of the juvenile detainees. County leaders say they are taking significant steps to change what Executive Dow Constantine calls "unacceptable" racial disparity, starting with a sharp cutback in locking kids up.
While African American youth make up just 10 percent of the young people in King County, they represent 50 percent of the juvenile detainees. County leaders say they are taking significant steps to change what Executive Dow Constantine calls "unacceptable" racial disparity, starting with a sharp cutback in locking kids up.
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