State agency says improvements at juveniles rehab centers ongoing after audit raises concerns - The Daily Chronicle

State agency says improvements at juveniles rehab centers ongoing after audit raises concerns - The Daily Chronicle

OLYMPIA – The agency that runs the state’s juvenile rehabilitation centers reports that it has improved conditions after an audit showed the facilities have high rates of staff turnover and overcrowding, among other issues. Although many of the concerns flagged in the state audit released by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee last month have long plagued the facilities, the head of the Department of Children, Youth and Families sai…