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Commissioners authorize juvenile detention agreement with state for short-term bed reimbursement

5518226 · July 28, 2025
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Summary

Wallowa County approved a county program agreement (No. 2560362787) with the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families to reimburse the county for short-term juvenile detention bed days when state transport is delayed; the state increased the per‑bed reimbursement rate to $250 per day.

The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners on July 28 authorized the Director of Court Services to sign County Program Agreement No. 2560362787 with the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to reimburse the county for short-term juvenile detention bed days. Greg Ward, representing Court Services and the Juvenile Justice Center, told the board the state uses the county facility when there is a short window (often two to three days) between…

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