Tagged: Juvenile Parole

11:24am

Thu January 10, 2013
State Budget

Budget fallout: Juvenile re-arrest rates spike after parole cut

Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 5:39 pm

Credit Austin Jenkins / Northwest News Network

OLYMPIA, Wash. – We’re starting to see real world fallout from some of the state budget cuts made in last few years. One of the clearest examples in Washington is juvenile parole. It turns out that the chief suspect in a recent high profile bar shooting had committed a previous murder – but did not qualify for intensive parole supervision because of cutbacks. One study finds juveniles who don’t receive parole are far more likely to be re-arrested within nine months of their release.

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11:45am

Thu June 30, 2011
Law

Cuts in juvenile parole left teen in 'Tuba Man' case unsupervised

Credit Associated Press

One of the three teens convicted of killing a popular Seattle street musician in 2008 continues to make headlines for his tangles with the law. Billy Chambers – who's now an adult – was most recently locked up for hit-and-run. It turns out he did not qualify for supervision by a juvenile parole officer because of state budget cuts.

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