A series of 911 calls obtained by the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH reveal the Department of Children, Youth and Family Service (DCYF) dramatically downplayed a riot at a juvenile detention center it operates.
Five juveniles at Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie were responsible for the chaos. They tried to climb the fence surrounding the facility to escape and, at one point, staff thought one of the juveniles was “AWOL.” It was so bad that at one point, riot gear was suggested.
DCYF, however, did not call this a riot, nor did it acknowledge that juveniles attempted to escape.
Though a spokesperson acknowledged the juveniles “engaged in threats”
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