Come Discuss Juvenile Corrections and Boys Totem Town 9/30

Please join the District 1 community as we meet with Juvenile Corrections staff and County Commissioner Jim McDonough on Tuesday, September 30, 6:30p at Battle Creek Rec (75 S. Winthrop).

This meeting will be an update on work the county has been doing to decide the fate of the Boys Totem Town (BTT) facility and to improve how we deal with young people who get into the criminal justice system. Under discussion now is whether Ramsey County residential facility (BTT) should merge with the Hennepin County residential facility. Both have inadequate current buildings and similar approaches to juvenile corrections. But IF such a merger were to happen, where would the merged facility be located? And what implications are there in the merger for our youth, their families and their communities? What implications are there in a specific location for a merged facility for our youth, their families, and their communities? How does the decision help to address the fact that a disproportionate number of youth of color are in the juvenile justice system? How is the county reaching out to communities of color as they make these important decisions?

The community needs to know what the process is for making a decision and how they can provide input. This is a decision that affects ALL of Ramsey County, not just the immediate neighborhood of BTT.

So please come hear what the County officials have to say, and come prepared with your questions for them.