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Rules Committee selects nine members to the Closed Juvenile Hall Working Group amid broad public testimony
Summary
Committee members and dozens of applicants and endorsers testified as the Rules Committee selected nine nominees to a 15‑member working group tasked with designing alternatives and overseeing closure of the city’s juvenile hall by December 2021. Speakers emphasized restorative approaches, overrepresentation of youth of color, and high per‑youth costs.
The Rules Committee spent a large portion of its Oct. 21 session hearing from applicants and community members before recommending nine nominees to the Closed Juvenile Hall Working Group, a panel charged with helping design alternatives to the city’s 150‑bed juvenile hall and implementing a planned closure by Dec. 2021. Committee members highlighted data showing a sharp long‑term decline in juvenile arrests and low facility utilization.
Chair Ronan and Supervisors Walton and Marr framed the working group’s charge with data: youth arrests have declined substantially over decades;…
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