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Juvenile Rehabilitation officials report overcrowding at Green Hill; Harbor Heights opens and use‑of‑force incidents fall
Summary
Juvenile Rehabilitation officials told the Senate Human Services Committee that overcrowding at Green Hill School earlier this year pushed population above safe operational levels; Harbor Heights is partially open and a series of staffing and operational changes have reduced large‑scale incidents and use‑of‑force counts.
Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) leaders briefed the Senate Human Services Committee on capacity, crowding and operational changes at state facilities, with an emphasis on Green Hill School and Echo Glen Children’s Center.
Jennifer Redmond, DCYF’s newly appointed assistant secretary for Juvenile Rehabilitation, told the committee Green Hill’s identified safe operational capacity is 180 residents (single‑bunking plus limited flex space) but earlier this year population reached about 240; as of the committee meeting Green Hill’s population was around 212. JR opened half of Harbor Heights (22 residents) in mid‑2025 and expects the second wing to come online in the following month after required medical‑trailer installation.
Redmond said JR’s population changes…
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