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Douglas County Youth Center report: admissions fell, but long stays and placement delays persist
Summary
A county presentation showed 637 admissions to the Douglas County Youth Center in 2025 and persistent racial disparities; commissioners and community providers pressed for better placement coordination after officials reported 11 youth were waiting for placement and some youth had been detained a year or longer.
County staff and community partners told the Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 13 that admissions to the Douglas County Youth Center (DCYC) fell in 2025 but that long lengths of stay and delays finding post‑detention placements remain a key problem.
Dr. Abby Carbaugh, presenting DCYC’s 2025 year‑end data, said the facility recorded 637 admissions in 2025, with about 10% (67) admitted on adult charges and the remainder largely in juvenile court. She reported an average daily population of about 86 for 2025 and said the annual average time to release was roughly 69 days; December’s average rose sharply because several youth charged as adults had long stays (Carbaugh said seven adult-charge releases averaged about 307 days in detention). Carbaugh also said Black youth accounted for 55% of DCYC admissions in 2025 while white youth made up 23% and Hispanic…
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