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Juvenile justice director warns state sentencing changes could return higher-risk youth to local communities
Summary
Walla Walla County’s juvenile justice director told commissioners the Sentencing Guideline Commission and proposed legislation could chip away at declination practices that transfer some juvenile offenders to adult court, possibly increasing local supervision needs and costs.
Walla Walla County Juvenile Justice Director Nori updated the Board of Commissioners on state-level discussions about juvenile declination and proposed statutory changes that could affect local public safety and county services.
Nori described how Washington’s recent juvenile sentencing changes and debates over declination — the legal process for moving a juvenile case into adult court under certain criteria — could lead to more serious offenders remaining in local juvenile…
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