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SB 5278 - Juvenile rehabilitation ¶

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Revisions ¶

• Original Bill
• Substitute Bill
• Second Substitute
• Engrossed Second Substitute

📰 Articles ¶

• 03/19/2025 The Center Square - WATCH: Bills aim to address Green Hill overcrowding with different approaches | Washington | thecentersquare.com
• 02/04/2025 The Center Square - Washington lawmakers wrestle with juvenile correctional facility crisis | Washington | thecentersquare.com
• 02/03/2025 Washington State Standard - Washington lawmakers confront juvenile detention overcrowding crisis • Washington State Standard
• 01/16/2025 The Center Square - Green Hill whistleblower warns the inmates could ‘take over the facility’ | Washington | thecentersquare.com

Meetings ¶

Tue 03/18 01:30 PM - Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (HSEL): E2SSB 5278 Juvenile rehabilitation ¶

111 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• James McMahan - WA Assoc Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
• LaDon Linde - Yakima County Commissioner
• 💵Nicole Gomez - Washington Federation of State Employees/Lobbyist

3 👎 - Con ¶

13 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• Dr. Esther Matthews
• Ronald Ackerson
• Christen Ativalu-Ford
• Bryan Hernandez-Rodriguez
• Caya Lanay
• 💵Allison Krutsinger - Dept of Children, Youth, and Families
• Grete Schultz
• Sara Zier - TeamChild
• Amity Bjork - Washington Defender Association and Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• 💵Sarah Nagy - Columbia Legal Services
• Amity Bjork - Washington Defender Association and Washington Association of Criminal defense Lawyers

Mon 02/24 01:30 PM - Ways & Means (WM): SSB 5278 Juvenile correctional pop. ¶

259 👍 - Pro ¶

34 👎 - Con ¶

5 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• James McMahan - WA Assoc Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
• 💵Allison Krutsinger - Dept of Children, Youth, and Families
• Grete Schultz - TeamChild

Mon 02/03 01:30 PM - Human Services (HS): SB 5278 Juvenile correctional pop. ¶

21 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• James McMahan - WA Assoc Sheriffs & Police Chiefs

19 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• Nicole Robison
• 💵Sarah Nagy - Columbia Legal Services
• Keri-Anne Jetzer - WA State Sentencing Guidelines Commission
• Grete Schultz - TeamChild
• Elizabeth Mustin - WA State Office of Public Defense
• Esther Matthews
• William Hairston - Center for Children & Youth Justice

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Allison Krutsinger - Dept of Children, Youth, and Families

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