Sending juveniles to Spokane facility wrong for many reasons
Letter to the Editor
Last updated 3/23/2016 at 9:48am
Moving the Omak juvenile detention facility to a psychiatric prison outside of Spokane disregards the needs of vulnerable Okanogan children in several ways:
• State laws mandate that these marginalized children remain in their communities whenever possible. We have a civic and legal responsibility to take care of our own children.
• Already at-risk children deserve a local therapeutic setti...
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