Following joint discussions around safety and security challenges resulting from overcrowding at Green Hill School, Gov. Jay Inslee directed the Department of Corrections (DOC) to send staff to Green Hill School to augment staffing levels.

This afternoon, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) transferred 43 young people with adult sentences from Green Hill School to the Department of Corrections (DOC). The transfers are part of DCYF’s ongoing efforts to address safety concerns arising from the rapidly growing population at Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) facilities.

DCYF suspended intakes at Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie and Green Hill School in Chehalis on July 5, in an effort to stabilize a rising population that is compromising the safety of staff and young people served at the juvenile rehabilitation facilities.

After two years of working towards reunification, one couple graduated from Yakima County’s Family Recovery Court (FRC) and were reunited with their two-year-old. The family will be celebrating this achievement on June 27 during a Reunification Month Ceremony.  

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) celebrated the first cohort of young people to earn their bachelor’s degree while at a juvenile rehabilitation (JR) facility.

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) recognized a father this week who turned his life around as he fought to regain custody of his daughter.