Advocates for children, law enforcement, and state mental health officials prevailed Thursday in persuading House members to reject legislation they said would have risked putting more juveniles at the Sununu Youth Services Center.In doing so, the.
After months of debate, New Hampshire lawmakers finally agreed on a path forward for a new youth detention facility to replace the troubled Sununu Youth Services Center.
Drastic funding and staffing cuts for the state's youth detention center are part of a bill set to hit the New Hampshire House floor for a vote this week.
Over the objections of child advocates, a House committee voted Wednesday to reduce the number of offenses that would make a juvenile eligible for detention at the Sununu Youth Services Center. They warned rather than help juveniles, the law change.