Ramsey County issues RFP for alternatives to detention and respite shelter placements

Jul 31, 2026

Ramsey County announced a request for proposals to fund respite shelters and alternatives to juvenile detention, aiming to place young people in nonsecure homes with trusted adults rather than in the juvenile detention center.

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Elijah Norris Holiday said Ramsey County recently released a request for proposals to fund alternatives to detention, including respite shelter placements. "We just released our RFP, request for funding proposal for, is our alternatives to detention in respite shelters," he said, framing the RFP as a way to avoid unnecessary secure confinement.

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