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City Sewage Backup at Juvenile Jail
Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 4:14 PM
The King County Juvenile Detention Center has been forced to halt all visitations because of a sewage backup at the facility.
According to Adult and Juvenile Detention Captain Troy Bacon, sewage flooded the detention center's visitor area earlier today, soaking carpeting in the room. Capt. Bacon says the areas where detainees are housed was not affected.
This isn't the first time something nasty has come out of the pipes at the King County Juvenile Detention Center on 12th and Alder. Last year, I toured the aging facility—which was built in 1952—and was shown water fountains that spouted brown water, as well as other parts of the facility which have been mothballed due to flooding, mold and other structural problems.
Staff at the facility say the detention center is desperately in need of renovations, but the cash-strapped county—which has a budget deficit of about $50 million—doesn't have the money to pay for it.
Update: As of 4:30 pm, visitations have been moved to a separate area while the facility is depoopified.
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