The state Attorney General’s Office, a key supporter of the legislation, argued that young people need a chance at rehabilitation.
The State House bill to limit the use of youth solitary confinement in juvenile detention facilities has passed both chambers of the Legislature, as the end of the 2020 session draws near.
The legislation, sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General, must now be signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in order to be made law. Spokespersons from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office testified during public hearings about the necessity of limiting, if not prohibiting, the use of solitary confinement on juveniles.
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