S-3478.2
SENATE BILL 6022
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senators Christian and J. Wilson
Prefiled 01/07/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Human Services.
AN ACT Relating to improving juvenile rehabilitation, protecting Washingtonians, saving the state millions by repealing the state's disastrous policies of extending juvenile rehabilitation to age 25, and repealing community transition services; amending RCW 13.40.0357 , 13.40.110 , 13.40.193 , 13.40.300 , 72.01.410 , 13.40.020 , 13.40.205 , 13.40.215 , and 13.22.010 ; reenacting and amending RCW 13.04.030 ; creating a new section; repealing RCW 13.40.301 , 13.04.800 , 72.01.412 , and 43.216.180 ; repealing 2019 c 322 s 1 (uncodified); and repealing 2021 c 206 ss 1, 8, and 10 (uncodified).
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that statewide policies collectively known as "JR-25" have failed to provide rehabilitation to young adults and have contributed to the overpopulation crisis in the juvenile rehabilitation administration. Additionally, these policies have also contributed to increases in violence at Green Hill School, increases in contraband, and inappropriate contact between staff and incarcerated individuals.
The legislature further finds that as Washington's budget crisis continues, the yearly cost of rehabilitating offenders within the department of children, youth, and families is nearly four times the cost of rehabilitating offenders within the department of corrections. The legislature recognizes that the average cost per incarcerated individual at the department of corrections is approximately $76,000. By comparison, the average cost per incarcerated individual at the department of children, youth, and families is approximately $257,000.