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Commissioners flag rising youth-detention costs tied to 'raise the age' changes
Summary
Board members and staff said rising youth-detention invoices and longer stays—linked to the state 'raise the age' policy—are increasing county costs; staff reported longer average stays and higher out‑of‑county placement costs and asked for attention to foster-care capacity and kinship payments.
Commissioners and staff discussed a notable increase in juvenile-detention costs, which participants linked in the workshop to state policy changes that shifted older adolescents into the juvenile system.
Commissioner (S2) said recent budgets show a substantial increase in spending for youth detention and asked…
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