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Councilwoman describes bipartisan push to repurpose juvenile facility as a healing center; bill stalled in state House
Summary
Councilwoman Laurie Matthews told the Indigenous Commission that a bipartisan state bill to pay for relocating the juvenile detention center — freeing space to create a local healing center — passed appropriations but is stalled in the state House. She said a steering committee and local advisory group are forming and organizers hope to open a short-term site by year-end.
During the commission’s public-comment period on Feb. 12, Councilwoman Laurie Matthews described efforts to create a local healing center by repurposing space in the juvenile detention facility and seeking state funding to support the move.
"It got passed in appropriations last week. It seems to be stalled over at the House," Matthews said, describing the current status of companion bills in the state Senate…
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