Commissioners postpone vote on juvenile population emergency release plan after extended questioning
The board received a lengthy presentation from DCJ about juvenile detention capacity reductions, long lengths of stay and a proposed risk‑based emergency release plan; after extended public questions and commissioner concerns — particularly about victims’ notification, shelter capacity and data — the board postponed final action to the next meeting.
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Multnomah County’s Department of Community Justice presented a proposed population emergency release plan intended to give the county a lawful, risk‑based process to manage juvenile detention capacity emergencies (pursuant to ORS 419A.055). Director Denise Peña and Juvenile Services Division Director Dr. Kyla Armstrong Romero said regional contract terminations reduced available beds and raised average lengths of stay, leading to capacity pressures earlier in the year.
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