Carissa Wallace started working at the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center in Golden two years ago because she felt strongly about helping rehabilitate young people convicted of crimes.…
Read more Violence, 16-hour days and no support: Why staff say they’re fleeing Colorado’s juvenile detention centersStaff at Colorado’s juvenile detention centers violated policies meant to protect youth during strip searches more than 1,000 times during nine months between 2023 and 2025, according to…
Read more Colorado juvenile detention staff violated strip-search policy 1,000 times in 9 months, watchdog findsColorado’s Division of Youth Services last month removed all youth from its Lookout Mountain detention center amid what advocates say were deteriorating safety conditions. All 36 young people…
Read more Youth detention center in Golden emptied amid what advocates called deteriorating safety conditions