Posted on Jun 22, 2023
Kansas programs aren't helping every runaway foster kid, so they land in jail cells
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Geary County Secure Care can be ‘the last hope for these youth.’ But others say the jail-like facility only makes things worse.
TOPEKA, Kansas — Foster children who run away too much aren't supposed to end up in a jail cell.
But in Kansas they do.
They land in a facility in Junction City called Geary County Secure Care. There, kids sleep in jails cells, wear prison-style jumpsuits and guards who patrol a youth jail also patrol the secure care, lawyers for foster kids say.
These kids aren’t technically in jail, though. Secure care is a type of foster care placement, and the Junction City location shares space with a youth jail holding kids who broke the law. The two facilities are separate, but critics of the program say there is little difference between them.
TOPEKA, Kansas — Foster children who run away too much aren't supposed to end up in a jail cell.
But in Kansas they do.
They land in a facility in Junction City called Geary County Secure Care. There, kids sleep in jails cells, wear prison-style jumpsuits and guards who patrol a youth jail also patrol the secure care, lawyers for foster kids say.
These kids aren’t technically in jail, though. Secure care is a type of foster care placement, and the Junction City location shares space with a youth jail holding kids who broke the law. The two facilities are separate, but critics of the program say there is little difference between them.
Kansas programs aren't helping every runaway foster kid, so they land in jail cells
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Had to read 2/3 of story to find out this is a state program and not a county program. Was lacking in substance on the article. Weak research by author. A great article to be used in journalism school on what a poorly written article is. Interesting this is going on. Thanks for the share P0 William "Chip" Nagel. And looks like Rallypoint reinstalled the mention search pathetic programming. Typed your name in complete form and got no P01 even showing on the list. Or even your complete name wasn't shown in the search.
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