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Task force urges county to prioritize behavioral health and family visitation in jail planning
Summary
Whatcom County task force members on April 27 pressed county leaders to safeguard behavioral-health services and family-friendly visitation in the planned jail project, discussed drafting a letter or resolution language for the county council, and requested better data on parents in the jail system to guide advocacy.
Members of the Whatcom County Child and Family Well-being Task Force spent a large portion of their April 27 meeting on the county’s jail planning process, urging officials to preserve behavioral-health and family visitation components as design and funding decisions proceed.
Ali led the discussion, framing the task force’s role as one of advising on design elements that affect children and families. She invited Colton and others to re-engage with the effort and suggested the task force could prepare language for the county council that emphasizes family-friendly visitation spaces and behavioral-health programming.
Several members said the county should aim to protect a…
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